Blurb He is the first American to lead 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide: Robert Francis Prevost, born in 1955, was elected in a surprisingly short conclave to succeed Pope Francis and took the name Leo XIV. He was superior of the Augustinian Order in Rome and bishop in Peru before Pope Francis only brought him to the Vatican Curia in 2023, gave him responsibility for the selection of Catholic bishops worldwide, made him archbishop and cardinal. Despite this steep career, his name was missing from the lists of the betting shops, but now all eyes are on him: Who is he? How does he think? What story does he bring with him, what has shaped him, what is important to him? What tasks await him and how has he positioned himself so far? What does the choice of his pope's name mean? What does this mean for the future course of the Church? Stefan von Kempis, who knows the Roman actors like no other, introduces the new Pope - the person behind the office, what awaits him and what we can expect. Biography Stefan von Kempis, editor at Vatican Radio.