India, May 9 -- Robert Francis Prevost, who has recently been named the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, taking the name Leo XIV. At 69, he made history as the first American to occupy the throne of St. Peter. However, his deep ties to Latin America, shaped by decades of missionary work in Peru, earned him a unique position within the Church. Beyond his pastoral duties and years as a seminary teacher in Trujillo, Prevost has also made significant contributions through his writings.

Before assuming the papacy, Pope Leo XIV had an extensive background in theological studies and writings, particularly within the context of the Augustinian order. He embarked on this journey with his 1987 thesis, titled The Office and Authority of the...