Leo XIV
Leo XIV, the first American pope, facing AI and digital technology: profile, social legacy of Leo XIII and challenges of a pontificate for connected humanity.
Leo XIV: A Pope for the Digital Age
Elected in 2025, Leo XIV is the first American pope in history. Born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago, this Augustinian by training spent most of his missionary life in Peru before becoming prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under Francis.
His surprise election marks a turning point: the Church chooses a man of action, forged between two cultures, to govern at a time when the world is shifting into the algorithmic era.
What defines him
Leo XIV was not an armchair theologian. He was a pastor who had seen poverty, exclusion and inequality firsthand — a background that directly colored his reading of digital technology as a new social issue.
His choice of the name "Leon" is a strong signal: he deliberately places himself in the lineage of Leo XIII, author of the Rerum Novarum, as if to say — What my predecessor did for the workers, I want to do for connected humanity.
His style
Discreet but determined. He prioritizes doctrinal clarity over media posturing. His initial pronouncements surprised with their technical precision on AI—a pope who knows what he's talking about.
This file
Here you will find articles published on VIA.bible about the pontificate of Leo XIV: biographical profile, ecclesiological context, links with Catholic social tradition, and the evolution of his teachings. A dynamic resource, updated as new information becomes available.
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14The pallium and the cross: what Leo XIV said to the world on June 29
On June 29, Leo XIV placed the pallium on the shoulders of people all over the world — while the Dormition of…
Read the article →June 28th in the shadow of the biretta: when Leo XIV held the keys
On June 28, Leo XIV could create cardinals three days before the SSPX schism. A sovereign act laden with…
Read the article →«"Look up": from a travel motto to the charter of a pontificate
Leo XIV in Spain: from Arguineguín to the Sagrada Família, how "Look up" became the charter…
Read the article →Italy and Rome: the end of a silent empire?
Following Alvarado's appointment, the Italian Church faces an unprecedented question: what remains of Italian hegemony over the Curia of…
Read the article →When Rome is no longer in Rome: Leo XIV, Alvarado and the silent transformation of the Church
Leo XIV appoints a Mexican woman to head Vatican communications: deciphering a silent revolution that is reshaping…
Read the article →Magnifica Humanitas through a secular lens: when Europe rediscovers that the Church thinks
When a secular European think tank endorses Magnifica Humanitas as a text as strong as the GDPR, the Church proves that it still thinks…
Read the article →«I am a son of Saint Augustine»: Leo XIV’s secret theological compass
A year after his election, Pope Leo XIV proclaimed himself "son of Saint Augustine": an investigation into…
Read the article →The Voice of the Church in the Digital Age: Leo XIV and the Pastoral Challenge of Catholic Media
Leo XIV places Catholic media at the heart of pastoral care: how the Church is reinventing its mission in the digital age…
Read the article →The Word Before the Encyclical: Leo XIV and the Invention of an Inhabited Magisterium
As the first anniversary of Leo XIV approaches, this dossier takes stock of a year of embodied words — homilies,…
Read the article →Rome versus Washington: Catholic resistance as a moral counter-hegemony against Trump
An American pope facing an American president: how Leo XIV discreetly built a moral counter-hegemony against diplomacy…
Read the article →The Bible in the Service of the Throne: Donald Trump, Washington, and the Temptation of the Politically Sacred
Donald Trump reads the Bible from the Oval Office: political manipulation, conflict with Pope Leo XIV, and…
Read the article →The Church is not a tribunal: Leo XIV reminds us of the essentials
Pope Leo XIV reiterates Lumen Gentium and issues a clear appeal: «The Church must be a house of…
Read the article →The conclave that changed the Church: the secret behind-the-scenes story of the election of Leo XIV
A well-documented look behind the scenes of the 2025 conclave: the power plays, doctrinal debates, and geopolitical stakes that led to…
Read the article →When Leo XIV reinvented the consistory: the revolution of the round tables
An unprecedented consistory at the Vatican: Leo XIV reinvents the governance of the Catholic Church with round tables promoting brief exchanges…
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