4 Things American Christians Should Know about Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV is the first American-born pope, the first member of the Augustinian order to hold the office, and the first pontiff with Peruvian citizenship.Leo ascended to the papacy on Thursday after the College of Cardinals reached the required two-thirds consensus, propelling a humble, Spanish-speaking bishop born in Chicago to the highest position in the Catholic Church. A longtime missionary and former bishop in Peru, Pope Leo XIV brings decades of global ministry experience to his role as the leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics. Here are four things Christians in America should know about Pope Leo.Photo Credit: ©Getty Images/Christopher Furlong/Staff
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