Pope Leo XIV
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Pope Leo XIV
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church and has taken the name Leo XIV.
Brief bio from Vatican News
"The first Augustinian Pope, Leo XIV is the second Roman Pontiff - after Pope Francis - from the Americas. Unlike Jorge Mario Bergoglio, however, the 69-year-old Robert Francis Prevost is from the northern part of the continent, though he spent many years as a missionary in Peru before being elected head of the Augustinians for two consecutive terms."
Read his complete biography at Biography of Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost.
Message on the Election of Pope Leo XIVEnglish | Espanol
Dear Friends in Christ in the Diocese of Austin,
Our hearts are filled with joy and gratitude for our new Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV. In God’s good providence and with the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, the Cardinals have provided the Church with a new shepherd. We ask God to fill him with grace and wisdom to sanctify the Church in unity, teach with truth and mercy, and lead us to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ by our lives.
Our time in history is marked by profound and complex challenges. We look to the Holy Father to be a voice that speaks not only for Catholics but for all humanity, bearing witness to the hopes, struggles, and dignity of every person created in God’s image.
As the rock, Pope Leo XIV now endeavors to embed himself onto the mountain of God so that we might have a foothold by which to pull ourselves ever closer to heaven in this life. May the Lord grant him strength in accepting the weight of this sacred office and may he be a faithful Vicar of Christ on earth.
Invoking the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we ask the Lord Jesus Christ, the Eternal High Priest, to guide Pope Leo XIV as he begins his Petrine ministry to the glory of God and for the good of God’s people.
Sincerely in Christ,
Very Reverend James A. Misko
Diocesan Administrator
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