The first American has been selected as the new Pope. CNBC answers the question Why Pope Leo chose his name…
- Pope Leo XIV said that he selected his name in part to honor Pope Leo XIII for his commitment to social issues and workers’ rights.
- Pope Leo suggested during his first meeting with cardinals that he would follow the late Pope Francis’ lead on his commitment to social justice.
- Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost is the first American pontiff of the Catholic Church.
Pope Leo XIV explains his choice of name: “… I chose to take the name Leo XIV. There are different reasons for this, but mainly because Pope Leo XIII in his historic Encyclical Rerum Novarum addressed the social question in the context of the first great industrial revolution.
You can read Pope Leo XIII Encyclical on Capital and Labor by clicking here.
This graphic quotes Pope Leo XIII…
