I am a son of St. Augustine, an Augustinian, who said: “I am a Christian with you and a bishop for you.” In this sense we can all walk together towar… - Leo XIV

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I am a son of St. Augustine, an Augustinian, who said: “I am a Christian with you and a bishop for you.” In this sense we can all walk together towards that homeland that God has prepared for us. A special greeting to the Church of Rome! We must seek together how to be a missionary Church, a Church that builds bridges, dialogue, always open to receive like this square with open arms. All of them, all those who need our charity, our presence, dialogue and love.

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About Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV (born Robert Francis Prevost, September 14, 1955) is a Peruvian-American Catholic prelate who has been head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State since 8 May 2025. He served as prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops and president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America since 2023. He previously served as Bishop of Chiclayo in Peru from 2015 to 2023, and was prior general of the Order of Saint Augustine from 2001 to 2013. In 2015 Cardinal Prevost became a naturalized citizen of Peru as confirmed by Peru's National Civil Registry. On May 8, 2025, he was elected Pope, choosing the papal name Leo XIV. He is the first Pope to have been born in the United States, the first from North America as a whole, and the first Pope belonging to the Order of Saint Augustine .

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Birth Name: Robert Francis Prevost
Alternative Names: Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost Cardinal Robert Prevost Cardinal Prevost Pope Leo XIV Robert F. Prevost Robert Prevost Robert Francis Prevost Martínez Bob Prevost Roberto Prevost
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Intervistatore: Lei è agostiniano, in che modo la spiritualità agostiniana caratterizza il suo ministero?
Cardinale Prevost: Potremmo dire diverse cose… Come si evince del mio motto episcopale, l’unità e la comunione fanno parte proprio del carisma dell’ordine di Sant’Agostino e anche del mio modo di agire e pensare. Penso che sia molto importante promuovere la comunione nella Chiesa e sappiamo bene che comunione, partecipazione e missione sono le tre parole chiave del Sinodo. Quindi, come agostiniano, per me promuovere l’unità e la comunione è fondamentale. Sant’Agostino, poi, parla molto dell’unità nella Chiesa e della necessità di viverla, del fatto che c’è una certa garanzia dell’unità nell’ascoltare il Vescovo di Roma, fare parte della Chiesa di Roma. Anche in questo senso, quindi, la nuova chiamata del Papa la sento come un modo per vivere la mia unità, la partecipazione nella Chiesa, in obbedienza al Santo Padre. Anche questo è molto agostiniano.
Intervistatore: Quanto la figura di Agostino ispira le sue scelte, i suoi passi, il suo servizio nella Chiesa?
Cardinale Prevost: Sant’Agostino è certamente una figura grande non solo per l’ordine ma per tutti. E magari avessi più tempo per studiarlo e leggerlo. Ha tanto da offrire alla Chiesa, anche alla Chiesa di oggi. Poi è importante quello che dicevo prima: l’unità nella Chiesa e la fedeltà al Vescovo di Roma, cercare sempre di promuovere la comunione. Quel vivere l’unità nella Chiesa che Agostino raccomanda vuol dire vivere essere uniti in Cristo.

Brother Cardinals, I greet and thank you all for this meeting and for the days that preceded it, days that were painful because of the loss of the Holy Father Francis, demanding because of the responsibilities we face together, and at the same time, according to the promise Jesus himself made to us, rich in grace and consolation in the Spirit. Your presence reminds me that the Lord who entrusted this mission to me does not leave me alone in bearing its responsibility. I know, first of all, that I can always, always count on his help, the help of the Lord, and, by his grace and providence, on your closeness and that of so many brothers and sisters throughout the world who believe in God, love the Church, and support the Vicar of Christ with their prayers and good works.

Sometimes the bishop risks focusing only on the local dimension. But a bishop should have a much broader vision of the Church and reality, and experience the universality of the Church. He also needs the ability to listen to his neighbour and seek advice, as well as psychological and spiritual maturity. A fundamental element of the portrait of a bishop is being a pastor, capable of being close to the members of the community.

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