Papal Legacy Reborn: Pope Leo XIV Signals Shift with Historic Name Choice

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Pope Leo XIII, who served from 1878 to 1903, led the church into the modern world, emphasizing its moral authority beyond national boundaries.
The New York Times
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Leo XIII laid the foundation for modern Catholic social thought, most famously with his 1891 encyclical Rerum Novarum, which addressed workers' rights and capitalism at the dawn of the industrial age.
Daily Mail
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On Thursday, Cardinal Robert F. Prevost was introduced to the world as the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church and the first American pope, taking the name Leo XIV.
The Gazette
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There are no written rules or official criteria for a pope's name, but they choose names that have meaning in the Catholic tradition.
CBS News

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