The 133 strong cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church has elected a new Pope, an American, Robert Francis Provost, as the 267th Pope. He is named Pope Leo XIV. He is the first American to be Pope
He holds dual citizenship: American and Peruvian. He is said to be trombonist and used to play at jazz spots in Chicago.
Sadly the PHL Cardinal Tagle, who was publicized to be the first Asian Pope did not make it. The new Pope has been several times to the Philippines as an Agustinian. He was in Iloilo when he visited Unversity of San Agustin
What will be the direction of the Catholics under Pope Leo XIV: return to the basics and fundamental truth, to be progressive just like Pope Francis, or somewhere in the middle. This is the cross road for the Catholics under a new leader.
