From Chicago to Vatican: How Father Bob Become Pope

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POPE LEO XIV –  FIRST YANKEE POPE

Real Name: Robert Francis Prevost

Born: September 14, 1955, for Chicago, USA

Pope Name: Leo XIV

Date Wey Dem Elect Am Pope: May 8, 2025

Order: Augustinian (O.S.A.)

Nationality: American + Peruvian


 HOW E LIFE TAKE START

Papa Leo XIV na Chicago-born pikin wey grow for Dolton, Illinois. E papa na French-Italian man wey serve for Navy, im mama na Spanish librarian wey sabi church well-well. Di guy sabi plenti languages – English, Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese – e even dey read Latin and German.


 HOW E ENTER GOD WORK

E enter di Order of Saint Augustine for 1977 and do final vow for 1981.

E study Maths for Villanova University, come later go Rome go study Canon Law (law wey concern church matter).

Dem ordain am priest for 1982.

From 1985 reach 1998, e waka go Peru go do missionary work – pastor, teacher, and church lawyer.

E love Peru sotey dem give am Peruvian citizenship for 2015.


 CHURCH LEADERSHIP JOURNEY

- 1998: Dem make am Provincial boss for Augustinian brothers for USA.

- 2001–2013: Dem make am worldwide leader (Prior General) for Augustinians – e rule dem worldwide.

- 2014: Pope Francis make am Apostolic Administrator for Chiclayo, Peru.

- 2015: Dem ordain am bishop.

- 2023: Dem call am go Vatican – e come be Prefect for Bishops' Office (na di oga wey dey help choose new bishops).

- September 2023: E become Cardinal.

- February 2025: E rise become Cardinal-Bishop – big level.


 WETIN HAPPEN fOR MAY 2025?

After Pope Francis commot, dem do conclave. Na so dem vote Cardinal Robert Prevost as new Pope.

E choose di name Leo XIV to honor Pope Leo XIII – pope wey care for poor people and workers.

Na first time ever wey American man go become Pope.

Dem even dey call am "Father Bob" because of how humble and simple im dey.


  WETIN  E WAN DO FOR CHURCH?

- Pope Leo XIV dey continue Pope Francis style:

- E wan make church more open and modern.

- E dey stand for peace, unity, and justice.

- E go still fight against abuse for inside church.

- E sabi balance North and South America culture because of im Yankee + Peru mix.


  WETIN MAKE AM STAND OUT?

- First Augustinian Pope for over 600 years.

- E calm, humble, but sharp like razor.

- First Pope wey come from America – no Pope from Yankee before am.

- First Augustinian Pope in over 600 years – dat Order no dey common for papal seat.

- E sabi plenti languages well-well – English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Latin and even German.

- E serve both America and South America – so e sabi how to balance di two cultures.

- People dey call am “Father Bob” because e gentle, humble, and always dey smile with people.

- Even as Pope, e still dey fight against abuse, corruption, and power wahala inside church.

- E dey carry everybody along – young people, women, poor communities, and even dem wey no too dey go church again.

- E get solid academic background but e sabi break tori down for street level — no be grammar overload.

- E believe say church suppose dey modern but still hold values – tradition no be cage.


Our advice to Your Holiness Pope Leo XIV (a.k.a Father Bob),

As you don carry this holy mantle, make your heart still dey close to di people — di poor, di wounded, di confused.

No forget say na humility, not title, dey shake Kingdom.

The church no be only Rome – e dey for every street, every ghetto, every soul wey dey find hope.

As you don rise from priesthood to papacy, make your voice continue to lift di voiceless.

We dey pray make Holy Spirit guard your steps like soldier,
make your mouth no dey fear to speak truth,
and make your hand dey strong to wash feet, not just raise am.

To all di faithful – no look Pope as distant king. Look am as shepherd.
And you, Pope – no dey above correction. Still listen.

Time don reach to clean house, open doors, and make all tribes feel say dem dey welcome.

May di oil of grace no dry for your head,
and may your smile still dey shine even when di weight of cross heavy.

Go on, Father Bob. Na God hand carry you there. Now na your turn to carry di people.

  REMAIN BLESSED.

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