How Pope Leo XIV's mother, aunts shaped his path to the Papacy

Robert Francis Prevost was named Pope Leo XIV, marking the first U.S.-born and Augustinian leader of the Roman Catholic Church. He greeted the crowd at St. Peter’s Basilica, expressing his hope for peace. Born in Chicago to devout parents, his upbringing in a close-knit immigrant family and active parish life significantly shaped his path to the Papacy.