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New Pope Leo XIV had Cebu visit
Pope Leo XIV, formerly American-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, OSA, has visited Cebu multiple times, strengthening his connection with the local Catholic community.
During his previous visits from 2001 to 2013, when he served as the Prior General of the Augustinian Order, he presided over the Augustinian Provincial Chapter in Cebu and made regular visits in 2004, 2008, and 2012.
The Augustinian friars in Cebu describe Pope Leo XIV as a man embodying the core values of the Order: unity in diversity, simplicity of life, and pastoral charity.
He is remembered for living simply, speaking many languages with precision, and possessing a calm, composed, and compassionate demeanor.
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US Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a native of Chicago and holding Peruvian citizenship, has been elected as the 267th leader of the Roman Catholic Church, taking the name Leo XIV, making him the first American pope.
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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. congratulated Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States on his election as the new Pope, Leo XIV, and successor to Pope Francis.
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Filipino senators welcomed the election of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as Pope Leo XIV, the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Pope Leo XIV has appointed his first Filipino bishop, Fr. Dave Dean Capucao, as the new bishop of the Prelature of Infanta.
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