Pope Francis has died, Vatican says, 21 Apr 2025

[BetteDavisEyes]

Pope Leo XIV's Creole heritage highlights complex history of racism and church in America

Some in the Black and Creole Catholic communities say the election of Leo is just what the Catholic Church needs to unify the global church and elevate the profile of Black Catholics.

www.detroitnews.com

New Orleans – The new pope’s French-sounding last name, Prevost, intrigued Jari Honora, a New Orleans genealogist, who began digging in the archives and discovered the pope had deep roots in the Big Easy.

All four of Pope Leo XIV’s maternal great-grandparents were “free people of color” in Louisiana based on 19th-century census records, Honora found. As part of the melting pot of French, Spanish, African and Native American cultures in Louisiana, the pope’s maternal ancestors would be considered Creole.

“It was special for me because I share that heritage and so do many of my friends who are Catholic here in New Orleans,” said Honora, a historian at the Historic New Orleans Collection, a museum in the French Quarter...

 

[Dotta]

"We know the coat of arms ​

and motto of Pope Leo XIV.​

'In Illo uno unum' -
'In Him we are one'

is the motto of the Holy Father.

These are the words that St. Augustine
spoke in a sermon,
(Commentary on Psalm 127),
to explain that

'although we Christians are many,
in Christ we are one'.

In its basic elements,
Leo XIV retained his earlier coat of arms,
chosen during his episcopal consecration,
as well as the motto."

Znamy herb i dewizę Papieża Leona XIV - Vatican News

„In Illo uno unum” – „W Nim stanowimy jedno” tak brzmi dewiza Ojca Świętego. W podstawowych elementach Leon XIV zachował swój wcześniejszy herb, ...

www.vaticannews.va

 

[Dotta]

"We know the coat of arms ​

and motto of Pope Leo XIV.​

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'In Illo uno unum' -
'In Him we are one'

is the motto of the Holy Father.

These are the words that St. Augustine
spoke in a sermon,
(Commentary on Psalm 127),
to explain that

'although we Christians are many,
in Christ we are one'.

In its basic elements,
Leo XIV retained his earlier coat of arms,
chosen during his episcopal consecration,
as well as the motto."

Znamy herb i dewizę Papieża Leona XIV - Vatican News

„In Illo uno unum” – „W Nim stanowimy jedno” tak brzmi dewiza Ojca Świętego. W podstawowych elementach Leon XIV zachował swój wcześniejszy herb, ...

www.vaticannews.va

To add about the symbolism:

the image of a closed book and a heart pierced by an arrow
refers to St. Augustine's conversion experience,
which he himself explained with the words:

'Vulnerasti cor meum verbo tuo'

'You have pierced my heart with your word'.

 

[Sundog]

Pope Leo XIV's pectoral cross holds relics of Saints Augustine and Monica - Vatican News

On the day of his election, Pope Leo XIV wore a pectoral cross containing relics of saints linked to the Augustinian order: those of Saint Augustine ...

www.vaticannews.va

It's not known yet if Pope Leo will have a new pectoral cross made for him as Pope, or whether he will choose to continue to wear the pectoral cross that was given to him by the Augustinian order when he became a Cardinal - the pectoral cross that he wore when he appeared as the new pope on the Vatican balcony upon his election. It contains relics of both St Augustine and his mother St. Monica, as well as other saints of the Catholic Church.

Pope Leo XIV's pectoral cross holds relics of Saints Augustine and Monica - Vatican News

On the day of his election, Pope Leo XIV wore a pectoral cross containing relics of saints linked to the Augustinian order: those of Saint Augustine ...

www.vaticannews.va

 

[Dotta]

"Pope Leo XIV​

appealed to Cardinals from all over the world.​

'You, Cardinals,
are the Pope's closest collaborators,
which is a great comfort to me
as I accept
a yoke that is clearly beyond my strength
and that of anyone else.

Your presence reminds me that God,
who has entrusted me with this mission,
does not leave me alone
to bear responsibility for it.

The Pope,
from Saint Peter to me,
his unworthy successor,
is a humble servant of God
and of the brothers,
nothing more'."

Leon XIV zabrał głos. Zaapelował do kardynałów z całego świata

Papież Leon XIV w trakcie sobotniego spotkania z kardynałami zasugerował, że zamierza kontynuować wizję Kościoła i reformy zapoczątkowane przez Franciszka. Mówił też o "zagrożeniach dla ludzkiej godności".

tvn24.pl

 

[Sundog]

There is one thing that I wonder about, and that is why Pope Leo spoke in several languages when he addressed the faithful in St Peter's Square and around the world on the Vatican balcony, but he didn't include English.

I wonder if other recent popes made any of their remarks in their native language when they were elected pope and addressed the crowds in St Peter's Square? Did Pope Benedict say anything in German? Did Pope John Paul II say anything in Polish? Just wondering.

 

[Dotta]

There is one thing that I wonder about, and that is why Pope Leo spoke in several languages when he addressed the faithful in St Peter's Square and around the world on the Vatican balcony, but he didn't include English.

I wonder if other recent popes made any of their remarks in their native language when they were elected pope and addressed the crowds in St Peter's Square? Did Pope Benedict say anything in German? Did Pope John Paul II say anything in Polish? Just wondering.

According to some commentators in my country:

"The fact that the new Pope did not say a word in English,
although it is his native language,
was noted by, among others, editor-in-chief of the magazine 'Więź'

In his opinion,
in this way
'he did not want to emphasize American domination'.

He assessed that previously American cardinals,
even those considered papabili,
had not been elected because
'other cardinals from countries that were formerly called the Third World,
did not want Americans,
who already ruled the world,
to rule the Church'."

Is it true?

IDK

But,
"Being in Rome...",
You know,
"do as Romans do"

JMO

Dlaczego nowy papież przemówił po włosku i hiszpańsku, ale nie po angielsku?

W czasie swojego pierwszego przemówienia nowy papież Leon XIV zwrócił się do wiernych w językach włoskim i hiszpańskim, ale nie po angielsku, chociaż jest Amerykaninem. Dlaczego?

tvn24.pl

 

[Yellowbelly]

To add about the symbolism:

the image of a closed book and a heart pierced by an arrow
refers to St. Augustine's conversion experience,
which he himself explained with the words:

'Vulnerasti cor meum verbo tuo'

'You have pierced my heart with your word'.

And the other half clearly shows a man in touch with his Louisiana heritage.

 

[Dotta]

Dbm

 

[Yellowbelly]

There is one thing that I wonder about, and that is why Pope Leo spoke in several languages when he addressed the faithful in St Peter's Square and around the world on the Vatican balcony, but he didn't include English.

I wonder if other recent popes made any of their remarks in their native language when they were elected pope and addressed the crowds in St Peter's Square? Did Pope Benedict say anything in German? Did Pope John Paul II say anything in Polish? Just wondering.

Or Pope Francis in Spanish? From what I remember from previous papal announcements, the answer is no, they only spoke in Italian. We need to remember that the pope is Bishop of Rome, and most of the people in the square would be Italians. The senior clergy in the Catholic Church all speak Italian anyway, because dioceses around the world talent spot potential high-flying young priests and send them to study at the various Pontifical Colleges in Rome.

 

[Dotta]

Or Pope Francis in Spanish? From what I remember from previous papal announcements, the answer is no, they only spoke in Italian. We need to remember that the pope is Bishop of Rome, and most of the people in the square would be Italians. The senior clergy in the Catholic Church all speak Italian anyway, because dioceses around the world talent spot potential high-flying young priests and send them to study at the various Pontifical Colleges in Rome.

Yep.
This is exactly what I think too.

I would love to hear his American accent

 

[detective.moon]

There is one thing that I wonder about, and that is why Pope Leo spoke in several languages when he addressed the faithful in St Peter's Square and around the world on the Vatican balcony, but he didn't include English.

I wonder if other recent popes made any of their remarks in their native language when they were elected pope and addressed the crowds in St Peter's Square? Did Pope Benedict say anything in German? Did Pope John Paul II say anything in Polish? Just wondering.

i’m pretty sure pope francis only spoke in italian, but i’m not entirely sure about the others

the spanish part of pope leo’s speech was specifically to thank the diocese in peru, so a practical explanation would be that it would make sense to thank them in their own language

(“And if you allow me a word, a greeting to all and especially to my beloved diocese of Chiclayo, in Peru, where a faithful people accompanied their bishop, shared their faith and gave so, so much to continue being a Church that is faithful to Jesus Christ.”)

but i do agree it could be about how he wants to present himself too

 

[sds71]

Pope Leo has made a surprise visit to the Shrine of Madonna of Good Counsel, outside Rome. It is an Augustinian Shrine.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1921218369241358761

 

[sds71]

‘Oh Pierbattista, what have you done to me’, repeats Cardinal Pizzaballa’s mother for an hour until finally breathing sigh of relief at news he was not elected Pope. ‘I’ll make him polenta next time he visits me.’

https://twitter.com/x/status/1920828191049966015

 

[detective.moon]

Yep.
This is exactly what I think too.

I would love to hear his American accent

he started his first mass in english before switching to italian, so he’s not completely shying away from it!

 

[Dotta]

he started his first mass in english before switching to italian, so he’s not completely shying away from it!

Wow!

"Radio voice"
with clear pronunciation and articulation.



With power to be heard clearly.
Very pleasant and youthful sounding.

JMO

Thanks!

 

[Sundog]

Or Pope Francis in Spanish? From what I remember from previous papal announcements, the answer is no, they only spoke in Italian. We need to remember that the pope is Bishop of Rome, and most of the people in the square would be Italians. The senior clergy in the Catholic Church all speak Italian anyway, because dioceses around the world talent spot potential high-flying young priests and send them to study at the various Pontifical Colleges in Rome.

I don't know if that's true for many of the new cardinals from Asia and Africa.

In any event, I had assumed that Pope Francis would have addressed the faithful in his native tongue when he was elected pope. I do wonder about Pope Benedict XVI and Pope John Paul II.

 

[Dotta]

I don't know if that's true for many of the new cardinals from Asia and Africa.

In any event, I had assumed that Pope Francis would have addressed the faithful in his native tongue when he was elected pope. I do wonder about Pope Benedict XVI and Pope John Paul II.

John Paul II spoke in Italian.

He even apologized to citizens of Rome in case he made any mistakes while using their language.

They clapped in enthusiasm,
NOT minding at all

"Pope John Paul II, upon his election in 1978, acknowledged his Italian language proficiency with a humorous remark:

'I am not sure I can explain myself in your -- 'our' -- Italian language (long applause).
If I make mistakes will you correct me?'

This suggests he was aware of the possibility of errors in his Italian and was open to correction."

(Always with a sense of humour )

Quoted text from Link:

Pope John Paul II Is Dead

Pope John Paul II (file photo) Prague, 2 April 2005 (RFE/RL) -- John Paul II, the first Slavic pope, has died at the age of 84. He passed away at 9:37 p.m. at his private apartment in the Vatican.

www.rferl.org

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Portillo’s Is Rolling Out a Divine New Italian Beef Sandwich in Honor of Pope Leo XIV

Since Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago, Portillo's restaurant chain has launched a new Italian beef sandwich dubbed The Leo.

people.com

After it was announced that Cardinal Robert Prevost — who now goes by the papal name Pope Leo XIV — was elected as the 267th leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Portillo's unveiled a new menu item in his honor.

"In the name of the gravy, the bun, and hot giard, we introduce The Leo: a divinely seasoned Italian beef, baptized in gravy and finished with the holy trinity of peppers — sweet, hot, or a combo," the Windy City-based restaurant chain announced on Friday, May 9 via a press release shared with PEOPLE.

They added, "It’s our original sacred sandwich, bold, unapologetically flavorful, and made in honor of a moment that’s historic for Portillo’s hometown."...

 

[Dotta]

Portillo’s Is Rolling Out a Divine New Italian Beef Sandwich in Honor of Pope Leo XIV

Since Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago, Portillo's restaurant chain has launched a new Italian beef sandwich dubbed The Leo.

people.com

After it was announced that Cardinal Robert Prevost — who now goes by the papal name Pope Leo XIV — was elected as the 267th leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Portillo's unveiled a new menu item in his honor.

"In the name of the gravy, the bun, and hot giard, we introduce The Leo: a divinely seasoned Italian beef, baptized in gravy and finished with the holy trinity of peppers — sweet, hot, or a combo," the Windy City-based restaurant chain announced on Friday, May 9 via a press release shared with PEOPLE.

They added, "It’s our original sacred sandwich, bold, unapologetically flavorful, and made in honor of a moment that’s historic for Portillo’s hometown."...

Business is....
Business!!!