The last Leo and the American Church
The last Pope Leo promoted both social justice and Thomism as part of his unified vision for the Church in the modern world.
When Cardinal Robert Prevost was introduced to the world this week as the new pope, he was introduced by a new name: Pope Leo XIV.
As with the names chosen by other pontiffs over the centuries, the choice of this name may offer some insight into the priorities that the incoming pope will have in his papacy.
The previous Pope Leo – Leo XIII, whose pontific…