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Robert Francis Prevost, the future Pope Leo XIV, "was known as the tutor of the school," a high school classmate recalled. "If you had problems" with English, history or math, "you'd go see Prevost." The post Pope’s Michigan high school classmate says he was smart, well-liked and ‘tutor’ of the school first appeared on OSV News.

In his homily to the College of Cardinals May 10, Pope Leo XIV said that he had chosen his name partly because just as Pope Leo XIII addressed “the social… The post Pope’s choice of name puts new focus on challenges posed by AI, says expert first appeared on OSV News.

In a conversation, the future pope impressed teacher Brendan Towel not with words, but something even more profound: how he listened. The post ‘I felt heard’: Catholic school teacher recalls life-changing talk with future pope first appeared on OSV News.

As a missionary priest in Peru, and later bishop, the future Pope Leo XIV's enthusiasm "impressed me," said Augustinian Sister Carmen Toledano. "He had that desire of being close to the poorest." The post As missionary in Peru, future pope always close to the poorest, say Augustinian sisters first appeared on OSV News.

Leo XIII, was also known as "the Rosary Pope" for his unmatched 11 encyclical letters on Marian devotion. The post Besides Leo XIII, 12 other popes have shared that name with new pontiff; 5 are saints first appeared on OSV News.