Who is Robert Prevost- The first American selected to lead the Catholic Church as the Pope
Cardinal Robert Prevost made his first public appearance as the Pope on Thursday evening, the subsequent moments of the traditional white smoke indicated that the closing of the cardinals had reached a decision. He stepped on the balcony of the Basilica of St. Peter and collected thousands of people in St. Peter Square, with words, “Shanti is with you.” He succeeds the Pope Francis, who recently died. Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, is the first American in history leading the Roman Catholic Church. He addressed the crowd in Italian and Spanish, emphasizing “without fear” on peace and dialogue. The 69 -year -old said he was an Augustinian, a Christian and a bishop, “So we can all walk together.” Who is the Cardinal Robert Prevost? Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was born in Chicago, Illinois, and was held in 1982 as a priest according to the New York Times. He has spent most of his adult life outside the United States.A member of the Augstinion order, he received his doctorate in Canon Act from Pontificical University, St. Thomas Aquinas, Rome and served in Peru for nearly 20 years, where he became a bishop and later naturally as a Peruian citizen. Prevost plays an important role in the global operation of the Catholic Church, which includes the head of the Vatican Office who oversees the appointment and management of the bishop. His experience is to lead his religious orders from missionary work in Peru to his religious order. He speaks English, Spanish and Italian fluent.
