Robert Francis Prevost, 69, Chicago-born, becomes 267th pope as Leo XIV.
He is believed to share late Pope Francis’ views on environment, the migrants, and the poor.
This means his views on certain topics oppose those of President Donald Trump and Vice-President JD Vance, especially migrants.
Pope Leo XIV himself comes from a family of immigrants.
“I was born in the United States… But my grandparents were all immigrants, French, Spanish… I was raised in a very Catholic family, both of my parents were very engaged in the parish,” he said.
Although he was born in the US, the Vatican described him as the second pope from the Americas (Francis was from Argentina). Continues…
