The Facts About ‘Pope Leo XIV’ — Robert Prevost
What You Need to Know About the Man who Claims to Be the Pope
Robert Francis Prevost – ‘Pope Leo XIV’
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General Information and First Impressions:
- Theological Scorecard: ROBERT FRANCIS PREVOST, O.S.A.
- Ecclesiastical Milestones: Prevost’s Entry on Catholic Hierarchy
- A year-by-year outline of Robert Prevost’s occupations and responsibilities until he became Leo XIV
- Could Cardinal Prevost be the first American pope?
- Card. Prevost elected by conclave as Leo XIV—Is he Catholic?
- The pope from Chicago backed Pope Francis’ major church reforms
- Prevost is new pope, an American cardinal committed to the reforms Pope Francis began
- Why Prevost’s choice of the name Leo could indicate he will be Francis II
- Cardinal Prevost Defends Francis’ Judas Heresy
- Leo XIV: “We want to be a synodal church”
- Annuntio Vobis Dolorum Magnum: Habemus Antipapam
- Habemus (Lavender) Papam
- Steve Bannon called it for Prevost live on Piers Morgan ten days before the conclave
- Choice of ‘Leo’ as new pope’s name is likely no surprise for some
- Podcast: Introducing ‘Pope’ Leo XIV, Robert Francis Prevost (TRADCAST EXPRESS 208)
- Biographical profile of Leo XIV
- Pope Leo XIV’s early life and resume: everything you need to know
- The first North American pontiff: Who is Pope Leo XIV?
- Video: Sedevacantist Bishop Donald Sanborn on Leo XIV
- Video and Audio: Introducing ‘Pope’ Leo XIV: Who is Robert Francis Prevost?
- Pope Leo XIV’s message to the cardinals: Vatican II and Pope Francis are here to stay
- Who is Pope Leo XIV? A bio of the first American pope
- Robert Prevost: ‘The death penalty is inadmissible’
- Early reactions to Pope Leo XIV may mislead or distort understanding
- Jesuit James Martin says Leo XIV is ‘committed’ to making the Church ‘more inclusive’
- The Practical Atheist: Leo XIV
- Former Secretary General of the Peruvian Bishops’ Conference: Leo XIV neither conservative nor progressive but pragmatic
- “A mediator between conservatives and liberals” – more details emerge of the Pope’s time in Peru
- Leo XIV, first American pope, studied under a leader in Jewish-Catholic relations
- Video: Judith Connolly, former classmate of Prevost, says he was one of the few who supported her dream to be the first ordained woman
- A Chance Encounter with Fr Martin and Austen Ivereigh Reveals Their Papal Candidate — Prevost!
- Why Prevost’s papal prospects prompt pushback
- Leo XIV: the Man, the Priest, and the Bishop – Who is He? An Assessment, by RORATE CÆLI
- Leo XIV affirms Vatican II’s Catholic-Jewish dialogue on Day 1
- Leo XIV: International man of mystery?
- Leo XIV: “We want to be a synodal church”
- Vatican Press Office Signals Bergoglio 2.0
- Hollerich: Leo XIV will not revoke the blessing of homosexuals
- Leo XIV: the pontiff both left and right can applaud
- What can we learn about Pope Leo XIV from his X account?
- As cardinal, Pope Leo XIV balanced the sacramental with the personal while confirming teenagers
- Before he was pope, Leo XIV said it’s time for action on climate change
- Pope Leo XIV: A biographical timeline
- Ten Things to Know about Leo XIV
- Fourteen things to know about Pope Leo XIV — the first U.S.-born pope
- Leo XIV has made Francis’ Program his very own: Part 1 | Part 2
- Argentinian ‘Bishop’ Garcia Cuerva says Leo XIV will continue the work of Francis (Spanish)
- Pope pledges strengthened dialogue with Jews
- What is Doctrine for Leo XIV?
- Leo XIV: “The Church does not wave the flag of possessing the Truth”
- Video: Evening of Reflection with Cardinal Prevost and Mass (2024); News Report here
- Pope Leo XIV’s motto and coat of arms
- Pope Leo XIV prays at tomb of late Pope Francis at St. Mary Major
- Pope Leo XIV expresses continuity with his predecessors
- Pope Leo XIV and Opus Dei
- Pope Leo begins to heal relationship with Opus Dei damaged by Francis
- Opus Dei’s relief was short-lived: Pope Leo XIV demands major reform of its statutes and re-opens the human trafficking case in Argentina
- Video: Robert Prevost on why the Church must welcome all
- Pope Leo XIV embraces elements of Francis’ vision; some views still unclear
- The new Pope was my student: will he be good for the Jews?
- For his first Sunday ‘Mass’, Leo XIV uses the hideous ‘Bent Cross’ Scorzelli Staff (Ferula)
- The Magical “Convert-Making” Chair-of-Peter?
- Clothes Do Not Make Any Man a True and Legitimate Successor of Saint Peter: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
- Leo XIV: “During Mass, I strongly felt the spiritual presence of Pope Francis accompanying us from heaven”
- Pope Leo Wants Diversity in Unity. Peruvian LGBTQ+ Leaders Say He Has Good Experience.
- Leo XIV’s May 19, 2025 Address to Representatives of Other Religions an Ode to Ecumenism and Interreligious Dialogue
- Papal Inauguration: Pan-Religion in Motion
- Pope Leo XIV on Cardinals Bernardin and Cupich
- Leo XIV, Vatican II and interreligious dialogue
- Pope Leo’s 45-year friendship with Minnesota Lutheran couple began at a hospital
- Canonizing Confusion
- Sister Christians? Is Leo XIV a Night Ranger Fan or Did He Just Explode Catholic Ecclesiology?
- Podcast: Dangerous Excitement over ‘Pope’ Leo XIV (TRADCAST EXPRESS 209)
- Leo XIV and Social Doctrine: an uncertain path
- Pro-Abortion Canadian Prime Minister Carney Received Communion at Pope Leo XIV’s Inauguration
- Pope Leo XIV: Build bridges for ecological and social justice
- Card. Prevost: You can’t be pro-life without opposing capital punishment
- Leo XIV: ‘Absolute exclusion of the death penalty’
- Flashback: Robert Prevost endorsed Fiducia Supplicans, Amoris Laetitia, suggested Confessions by Telephone during COVID
- The Seamless Garment Is Still a Shroud: How Leo XIV Just Rewrapped the Bernardin Legacy and Called It Renewal
- Leo XIV and the Ongoing Sacrilege of the Novus Ordo
- Prevost’s pledge to continue Vatican II’s dialogue with the Jewish people confirmed
- Leo XIV affirms Francis’ climate vision, calls COP30 prep a ‘synodal work of discernment’
- Pope Leo XIV promotes nun to top Vatican position
- Pope appoints Sr. Tiziana Merletti as Secretary of Dicastery for Consecrated Life
- Rabbi ‘optimistic’ about relations with Catholic Church under Pope Leo
- Sermon for the 106th World Day of Migrants and Refugees by then-Bishop Prevost (2020)
- Leo’s Feminized Vatican: Where Nuns Rule Priests
- Leo XIV and the Popes: Naturalism, religious liberty and ‘experience’
- Leo XIV confirms priest who supports ‘women’s ordination’ as new bishop of St. Gallen, Switzerland
- What does Prevost’s meteoric rise under Francis portend?
- Leo XIV doubles down on conviction that Francis is in Heaven
- Is Francis a Saint in Heaven or Not? Leo can’t decide!
- Leo XIV and the Popes: The origin of doctrine
- Leo’s problematic words to non-Catholics on May 19, 2025
- Leo XIV Commissioned Sodomite to Provide Vestments for First ‘Mass’
- Leo XIV and the Sexual Abuse Crisis: How Did Robert Prevost Deal With Misconduct Cases?
- Podcast: LEO WATCH, Episode 1 (with Bp. Donald Sanborn)
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