{"id":38190,"date":"2025-05-26T13:05:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T13:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=38190"},"modified":"2026-10-18T14:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T14:30:08","slug":"facts-about-pope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/facts-about-pope\/","title":{"rendered":"Fatti sul Papa: Leone XIV, cosa fa un Papa e come viene scelto"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The Pope today is Leo XIV. Born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago in 1955, he was elected on 8 May 2025, the first pope from the United States. As Bishop of Rome he heads the Catholic Church, which holds that each pope succeeds Saint Peter. Cardinals elect him, and he serves for life unless he resigns. Who is Pope Leo XIV? Leo XIV is an Augustinian friar and a canon lawyer who spent much of his life in Peru, first\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pope is Leo XIV, elected 8 May 2025. What the Bishop of Rome does, his titles, the conclave, infallibility, resignation and Vatican City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104503,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[217],"class_list":["post-38190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education","series-catholicism-demystified"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":53973,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/facts-figures-pope\/","url_meta":{"origin":38190,"position":0},"title":"Bible Metrics: Facts and Figures About The Pope","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Ottobre 13, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Discover interesting facts and figures about the Pope, exploring his role, history, and influence in the Catholic Church and world.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Bible Metrics&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Bible Metrics","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/category\/bible-metrics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The keys of the kingdom","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_00135.webp?fit=800%2C448&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_00135.webp?fit=800%2C448&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_00135.webp?fit=800%2C448&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_00135.webp?fit=800%2C448&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":39229,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/infographic-the-pope-in-numbers\/","url_meta":{"origin":38190,"position":1},"title":"How Many Popes Have There Been? 267, From Saint Peter to Leo XIV","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Maggio 25, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Leo XIV is the 267th pope in the Vatican's list, which counts 265 men. 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