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fromThe New Yorker
4 months agoThe Making of the First American Pope
Pope Leo XIV's pastoral experience in Chicago and missionary work in Peru point toward pragmatic, moderate leadership rather than radical, progressive overhaul.
The new American pope, Leo XIV, has somehow managed, in the four months since his election, to stay mostly out of the news. His predecessor, Pope Francis, had been committed to expanding the church's modern appeal, reaching out to divorced and LGBTQ+ Catholics and expanding the church's identity beyond Europe. He made enemies along the way, cracking down on the traditional Latin Mass, which had become associated with dissident traditionalism.