ROME— The Pontifical Mission Societies in the USA rejoices in the historic election of the first pontiff from the United States of America, Leo XIV, Chicago native Robert Cardinal Prevost, a missionary at heart who served for many years as a priest and bishop bringing Christ and his Gospel to the people in rural Peru. Together with all of our fellow American Catholics and citizens, and with all those served in the 1,124 missionary dioceses and territories across the world, we commit ourselves to praying for him and his intentions as he continues the work of Peter as a fisher of men throughout the globe.
