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In boots during floods, in vestments at Mass: Peruvians claim Leo XIV as a local

1 month ago | ncronline.org | NCR Voices Lessons |Inés San Martín |Michael Sean Winters

In a country where over 90% of the population identifies as Christian — and nearly three-quarters as Catholic — the election of a new pope is more than a Vatican affair. It's personal. On May 8, when white smoke rose over St. Peter's Square, signaling the election of Leo XIV, Peru seemed to hold its breath. Schools went silent. Restaurants turned up their televisions. Taxi drivers, hairdressers and shopkeepers paused mid-conversation.
Lessons for Leo XIV from his predecessor Leo XIII

1 month ago | ncronline.org | NCR Voices Lessons |Michael Sean Winters |Camillo Barone |Brian Roewe

Leo XIII, who served as pope 1878-1903, is depicted in a window at Holy Family Church in Mitchell, South Dakota, in a 1999 file photo. His 1891 encyclical on labor, Rerum Novarum, marks the start of modern Catholic social teaching. (CNS/Crosiers) Pope Leo XIV, in a meeting with cardinals two days after his election, explained that he chose that name as an acknowledgment of the similarities of our own time with those of Pope Leo XIII.
Top Augustinians and friends of Leo XIV reflect on relationship with former boss

1 month ago | ncronline.org | Michael Sean Winters |Camillo Barone |Brian Roewe |NCR Voices Lessons

An undated file photo shows Pope John Paul II greeting then-Augustinian Fr. Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV. He became the first U.S. pope in history to be elected pope May 8, 2025, at the Vatican. (OSV News/Augustinian Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel handout via Reuters) Augustinian Fr. Giuseppe Caruso recalls a moment of deep uncertainty during his years as an Augustinian friar.
Release jailed journalists, says Pope Leo XIV in audience with media

1 month ago | ncronline.org | NCR Voices Lessons |Camillo Barone |Michael Sean Winters |Brian Roewe

Pope Leo XIV greets a woman in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican May 12, 2025, during a meeting with representatives of the media who covered his election. (OSV News photo/Vatican Media) “Good morning, and thank you for this wonderful reception! They say when they clap at the beginning it doesn't matter much... If you are still awake at the end, and still want to applaud...