Robert Francis Prevost was elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday and took the name Pope Leo XIV, becoming the first pope from the United States.
Despite his American roots, Cardinal Prevost, a 69-year-old, Chicago-born polyglot, is viewed as a churchman who transcends borders. He served for two decades in Peru, where he became a bishop and a naturalized citizen, then rose to lead his international religious order. Until the death of Francis, he held one of the most influential Vatican posts, running the office that selects and manages bishops globally.
A member of the Order of St. Augustine, he resembles Francis in his commitment to the poor and migrants and to meeting people where they are. He told the Vatican’s official news website last year that “the bishop is not supposed to be a little prince sitting in his kingdom.”
He has spent much of his life outside the United States. Ordained in 1982 at age 27, he received a doctorate in canon law at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome. In Peru, he was a missionary, parish priest, teacher and bishop. As the Augustinians’ leader, he visited orders around the world, and speaks Spanish and Italian.
Pastoral Letter.
Act of Consecration.
Homes for Ukraine Programme
DearSir / Madam,
I am writing to request your support in promoting our programme for individuals displaced by the war in Ukraine. OurCatholic charity,St John of God Hospitaller Services,together withour partnersCaritas Social Action Network (CSAN)is currently running aHomes for Ukraine programme,which provides temporary housing and support for Ukrainian displaced individuals as they adjust to life in the UK.
Our purpose
The purpose of our programme is twofold – to evacuate people from thewarzoneand prevent homelessness amongst those Ukrainians already in the UK.The programmehas received funding fromThe AlbertGubayFoundation and the Department for Levelling up, Housing and Communities.
How to help
We believe that the church community has an important role to play in supporting and advocating for refugees, and we would greatly appreciate any assistance you could offer in spreading the word about our programme. This could include sharing information about our programme with your congregation through announcements, mailing lists, or displaying our posters on your parishnoticeboard and website(social media, newsletters and parish magazines).
Get in touch
Kindly let me know if you might be able to support our mission in this way, and I will be happy to send you further information that you might need. In the meantime, I am attaching a document with general information about our scheme.We will also send printed posters and leaflets to your church.
If you have any feedback or further questions, please don’t hesitate to get back to me and the team and we’ll do our best to help you.
More information on the projectcan be found at the following links
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Website:https://sjog-homesforukraine.uk/
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E-mail:homesforukraine@sjog.org.uk
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Facebook page:facebook.com/sjoghomesforukraine
Thank you for considering this request. I look forward to hearing back from you.
Sincerely,
Mariia
