Happy Birthday Pope Leo XIV! Born September 14, 1955 - 7 Keys from his Life and Biography with Prayer!
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Pope Leo the XIV's birthday is September 14th; born as Robert Francis Prevost in 1955, now the 267th successor of Saint Peter. He turns 70 years old in 2025!
Here are 7 Key Facts about Pope Leo XIV:
1. Robert Prevost, was born in the vibrant city of Chicago, Illinois.
2. Growing up in a close-knit family, Robert was the son of Louis Marius Prevost, who had French and Italian roots, and Mildred Martínez, of Spanish descent with mixed race creole roots.
3. He has two brothers, Louis Martín and John Joseph. From a young age, Robert showed a vocation; playing Holy Mass using his mother's ironing board.
4. He attended the Minor Seminary of the Augustinian Fathers, then He went on to Villanova University in Pennsylvania, earning a degree in Mathematics in 1977 while also studying Philosophy. He also studied canon law and Church governance In 1977, at just 22, Robert entered the novitiate of the Order of Saint Augustine, making his first profession in 1978 and solemn vows in 1981. He pursued theology at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago and then headed to Rome for Canon Law at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas – the Angelicum.
Here are 7 Key Facts about Pope Leo XIV:
1. Robert Prevost, was born in the vibrant city of Chicago, Illinois.
2. Growing up in a close-knit family, Robert was the son of Louis Marius Prevost, who had French and Italian roots, and Mildred Martínez, of Spanish descent with mixed race creole roots.
3. He has two brothers, Louis Martín and John Joseph. From a young age, Robert showed a vocation; playing Holy Mass using his mother's ironing board.
4. He attended the Minor Seminary of the Augustinian Fathers, then He went on to Villanova University in Pennsylvania, earning a degree in Mathematics in 1977 while also studying Philosophy. He also studied canon law and Church governance In 1977, at just 22, Robert entered the novitiate of the Order of Saint Augustine, making his first profession in 1978 and solemn vows in 1981. He pursued theology at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago and then headed to Rome for Canon Law at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas – the Angelicum.
5. Ordained a priest on June 19th, 1982, by Archbishop Jean Jadot, he earned his licentiate in 1984 and a doctorate in 1987. In 1985-1986, he served on an Augustinian mission in Peru. Back in the U S, he directed vocations and missions for the Augustinian Province in Chicago. Then, from 1988 to 1999, he went to Peru again, where he cared for the poor.
6. In 1999, he became Provincial Prior of the Augustinian Province in Chicago. Then, from 2001 to 2013, he served as Prior General of the entire Order of Saint Augustine – for two terms. In 2014 Pope Francis appointed him Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Chiclayo, Peru, in 2015, he was named Bishop of Chiclayo.
7. By 2023, Pope Francis called him to Rome as Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops and President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, elevating him to archbishop. That September, he was created a cardinal, taking the diaconate of Saint Monica. As a cardinal, he contributed to the Synod on Synodality and accompanied Pope Francis on apostolic journeys.
TIME as POPE! And then, Following the death of Pope Francis on April 21st, 2025, the conclave elected Robert Francis Prevost as the 267th Pope on May 8th, 2025. Choosing the name Leo the fourteenth – honoring Leo the thirteenth's social teachings and his own Augustinian heritage – he became the first Augustinian pope, and the first from the United States. His episcopal motto is “In Illo uno unum”— meaning “In the One, we are one.
Pope Leo the fourteenth's pontificate, has fostered unity within the Catholic Church by emphasizing continuity with Pope Francis's reforms while restoring traditional elements, thereby healing internal divisions and strengthening global Catholic cohesion. His outspoken advocacy for peace has resonated worldwide, and influenced international discourse on conflict and humanitarian crises. Additionally, by addressing contemporary challenges like artificial intelligence, climate change, and migration through synodal dialogue and social teachings, the pope has positioned the Church as a beacon for ethical responses to technological and environmental upheavals, inspiring broader societal reflections on justice and human dignity. Beloved by millions he is known for trying on caps, eating pizza, cradling babies, feeding animals, liking baseball and tennis.
We wish His Holiness health, peace, and continued guidance for the Church. May God bless Pope Leo the fourteenth many more years of shepherding the flock!
Pope Leo the fourteenth's pontificate, has fostered unity within the Catholic Church by emphasizing continuity with Pope Francis's reforms while restoring traditional elements, thereby healing internal divisions and strengthening global Catholic cohesion. His outspoken advocacy for peace has resonated worldwide, and influenced international discourse on conflict and humanitarian crises. Additionally, by addressing contemporary challenges like artificial intelligence, climate change, and migration through synodal dialogue and social teachings, the pope has positioned the Church as a beacon for ethical responses to technological and environmental upheavals, inspiring broader societal reflections on justice and human dignity. Beloved by millions he is known for trying on caps, eating pizza, cradling babies, feeding animals, liking baseball and tennis.
We wish His Holiness health, peace, and continued guidance for the Church. May God bless Pope Leo the fourteenth many more years of shepherding the flock!
PRAYER for POPE LEO XIV: O God, shepherd and ruler of all the faithful, look favorably on your servant Leo, whom you have set at the head of your Church as her shepherd; grant, we pray, that by word and example he may be of service to those over whom he presides so that, together with the flock entrusted to his care, he may come to everlasting life. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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