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Instead, he bowed his head, made the sign of the cross, and greeted the world with a voice that was calm, measured, and deeply human. In that moment, Pope Leo XIV began his pontificate—not with spectacle, but with sincerity.
— Dec 22, 2025 11:41PM
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He is a pontiff of multiple peripheries: born in Chicago, formed in Peru, elected in Rome.
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The rise of a North American pontiff—an occurrence that was for decades considered diplomatically problematic, even taboo—represents a deep recalibration of the Church’s relationship with Western power itself.
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“The next pope,” he said, “must know how to guard the deposit of faith—but with the tenderness of a confessor, not the sternness of a judge.”
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Robert’s contribution helped shape the synod’s emphasis on integral ecology, indigenous rights, and inculturated evangelization.
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The novitiate year was a time of withdrawal from the world, marked by intense prayer, study of the Rule of St. Augustine, and discernment within community life.
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