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As cardinal, Pope Leo XIV balanced the sacramental with the personal while confirming teenagers

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    • 88:88
      We knew from a very early time, maybe when he was five or six, he was going to be a priest. There was no doubt in my mind,
      The Manila Times
      Prevost, 73, told Agence France Presse from his home in Port Charlotte, Florida
    • 88:88
      He bought Necco wafers, little candy discs, and he'd pretend those were communion and give it to all our friends in the yard,
      The Manila Times
      Prevost recounted with a smile
    • 88:88
      He's still there, but he's out of reach. We can't just pick up the phone and call him. Now it's got to be really special when you get to call the Pope,
      The Manila Times
      he added
    • 88:88
      Whether he has the ability to settle, like the Gaza thing or the Russia and Ukraine conflict, who knows? But I've seen him take two warring parties and make peace in five minutes between them,
      The Manila Times
      Prevost said
    • 88:88
      When he comes to America, he's going to speak English, not Latin or Spanish or Italian,
      The Manila Times
      Prevost said
    • 88:88
      Since way back then, he's had that calling,
      CBS News
      Louis said
    • 88:88
      And as soon as he went 'Ro-', my mind blew up, because I knew 'Ro-' was going to turn into Roberto. And sure enough, Roberto Francisco,
      CBS News
      Louis told CBS News
    • 88:88
      We knew as a family from a very young age, there was something special about Rob,
      CBS News
      Louis told CBS News Friday of his brother, formerly known as Cardinal Robert Prevost
    • 88:88
      He will always be Rob,
      CBS News
      Prevost said
    • 88:88
      We teased him a lot about, ‘Na na na, you’re gonna be the pope,
      The New York Times
      Mr. Prevost, 73, recalled in an interview on Friday at his home in Port Charlotte, Fla
    • 88:88
      He’ll do a bang-up job,
      The New York Times
      said Louis Prevost, the eldest brother of the man who is now Pope Leo XIV
    • 88:88
      Jeez, it was like just yesterday, I was throwing him down the stairs,
      The New York Times
      Mr. Prevost said
    • 88:88
      I don’t expect we’ll see the Popemobile pulling up outside.”
      The New York Times
      He added
    • 88:88
      I think he’s going to be similar to Francis, but maybe not quite as liberal-minded, you know, flexing the church rules quite so much,
      The New York Times
      he said