Pope Leo XIV was elected as the first North American (USA) Pope on the 8th of May 2025.
Born as Robert Francis Prevost, on September 14, 1955, in Chicago, Illinois, to Louis Marius Prevost, of Italian and French descent, and Mildred Martínez, of Spanish descent. He has two brothers, Louis Martín and John Joseph.
He has been officially inaugurated on the 18th, of May telling world leaders, the assembled hierarchy of his church and more than 100,000 faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square, that the church needed a new unity that recognised its diversity.
"Together, as one people, as brothers and sisters, let us walk towards God and love one another."