Pope Leo XlV belongs to Spanish and Franco-Italian has been selected or named as the Head of the Catholic Church the world over.
Pope Leo XlV has assumed the title of Leo XIV and is the 267th occupant of the throne of St. Peter.
Despite being the first American to hold the position of pope, his lengthy tenure as a missionary in Peru has earned him the status of a Latin American cardinal.
Pope Leo XIV was born on September 15th, 2025. He is 69 years of age at the time of writing this article.
Leo was ordained in 1982 and served as an altar boy.
Three years later, he relocated to Peru, although he continued to visit the US on a regular basis to serve as a prior and a priest in his hometown.
