15 svibnja, 2025
The Jovial Croatian Cardinal who Survived Communism and a Champion of the Gospels and Human Dignity
Catholics were astonished by the white smoke billowing from the smokestacks of the Sistine Chapel as the words “Habeum Papam,” which translates to “we have a pope,” were announced from around the world by Cardinal Protodeacon Dominique Mamberti. The conclave elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost to be the 267th Bishop of Rome, the “al-habbayit” or the father of the household prophesized by Isaiah. Cardinal Prevost has taken the name of Pope Leo XIV. Pope Leo XIV, a native of Chicago, Illinois, is declared the first American pope and member of the Augustinian order. Pope Leo XIV’s first words as pope