Read on to learn about the six most recent popes and the 261 who came before them. Prevost was born in 1955 in Chicago. He entered the Order of Saint Augustine in 1977, and his ordination was in 1982.

The last four popes of the Catholic Church — John Paul II, Benedict XVI, Francis, and our new pope, Leo XIV — had hardworking ...

Italy has produced 217 popes, by far the most of any country, followed by France and Germany. Many modern countries, especially in Asia and Africa, have never had a pope due to Catholicism's later ...

No pope has been named Leo since the early 1900s. The most recent, Pope Leo XIII, served as supreme pontiff from 1878 to 1903.As his new name suggests, Prevost is the 14th pope to select the name Leo.

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