Live updates: the Leo XIV service to poor pushed him to the papacy, the cardinals say
The ascension of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost to the Papacy marks an extraordinary moment for American leadership on the world scene at a time when President Trump has transformed the reputation of the country abroad and fueled the distrust among the longtime allies.But while two Americans now sit in positions of a huge global influence, Pope Leo XIV can offer the world a different vision of the US values from the first approach of Mr. Trump's America, who has performed through rigid rates, imperialist reflections and vast cuts to foreign aid.When it was presented in the world, the new Pope - who speaks five languages and is a naturalized citizen of Peru - underlined his pluralistic background, making it speak in Italian (which represents his new electoral college) and Spanish (...