DICASTERY FOR THE DOCTRINE OF THE FAITH “The Only Cross of Salvation.”: "Letter to the Bishop of Bayeux- Lisieux Regarding the Alleged Apparitions of Our Lord Jesus Christ"

by Pope Leo XIV

31 pages, Paperback

Published November 16, 2025

About the author

The first Augustinian Pope, Leo XIV is the second Roman Pontiff - after Pope Francis - from the Americas. Unlike Jorge Mario Bergoglio, however, the former Robert Francis Prevost is from the northern part of the continent, though he spent many years as a missionary in Peru before being elected head of the Augustinians for two consecutive terms. In Peru, he served as Bishop of Chiclayo from 2015-2023. He was made a cardinal by Pope Francis in 2023 and was elected to the papacy after Francis' death on May 8, 2025. His papal name, Leo, was chosen in honor of Pope Leo XIII.