When the curtains of a balcony on St. Peter’s Basillica were drawn an hour later, Parolin did emerge—to announce that Robert Francis Prevost had been elected pope. Few had thought that the Chicago-born Prevost—now known as Pope Leo XIV—was a contender. But there he was: The first American Pope in the history of the Catholic Church.
In his opening speech, the newly anointed Pope Leo XIV paid tribute to Francis, who had last been seen speaking on the same balcony shortly before Easter. “Let us keep in our ears the weak voice of Pope Francis that blesses Rome,” Leo XIV said.
Prevost is seen as being to Francis’s right on LGBTQ issues. In 2013, shortly after assuming the papacy, Francis expressed openness toward gay parishioners, saying, “If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?” Prevost, meanwhile, has been critical of what he has called the “homosexual lifestyle” and culture that encourages “sympathy for beliefs and practices that are at odds with the Gospel.”
He is, nevertheless, considerably more moderate on social issues than many other contenders. Like Francis, he is outspoken about the danger posed by climate change and the need to provide ministry, support, and sympathy to migrants and the poor. Last year, in an interview with the Vatican’s news outlet, he distilled his vision of the church, which is one in which leaders are constantly in communion with the poor.
Much has been made of an unconfirmed X account bearing Prevost’s name that has, among other things, repeatedly criticized Vice President JD Vance and expressed support for migrants. Even if that account is fake, it’s clear that the new Pope Leo XIV cares deeply about the plight of migrants, like Francis before him. Whether he has strong feelings about deep dish pizza or the Chicago Bears quarterback situation is another matter altogether.
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