Pope Leo XIV is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City.
Prevost in 1977, the same year he entered the Augustinian order
Prevost spent his novitiate at Immaculate Conception Church in St. Louis, Missouri.
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mary, Trujillo. As a young missionary, Prevost served in various roles in the Archdiocese of Trujillo.
St. Thomas School in Hyde Park, Chicago
Pope Francis was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 13 March 2013 until his death in 2025. He was the first Jesuit pope, the first Latin American, and the first pope bo
Pope Leo XIV
…many provinces and missions around the world. He then returned to Peru as Bishop of Chiclayo from 2015 to 2023, and became a Peruvian citizen. In 2023, Pope Francis appointed him prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops in Rome, and president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America. Upon his return to Rome…
Jorge Mario Bergoglio (fourth boy from the left in the third row from the top) at age 12, Salesian College (c. 1948–1949)