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'''Pope Leo XIV''' aka [[Gabriel Barclay|Dr Gabriel Barclay]] was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City and Malta. He became the third pope after Pope [[King Maximilian I|Maximilian I]] in 2021. Leo became known as "Pope Emeritus" upon his resignation and still retains the title. Pope [[Young I]] succeeded the position of pope, who is the current head of the Catholic Church, the bishop of Rome and sovereign of the Vatican City.
'''Pope Leo XIV''' aka [[Gabriel Barclay|Dr Gabriel Barclay]] was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City and Malta. He became the third pope after Pope [[King Maximilian I|Maximilian I]] in 2021. Leo became known as "Pope Emeritus" upon his resignation and still retains the title. Pope [[Young I]] succeeded the position of pope, who is the current head of the [[Catholic Church]], the bishop of Rome and sovereign of the Vatican City.


Leo XIV was given the position of supreme pontiff<ref>Walkens, J. (2023) ''Popewil'', ''Wikipedia''. Wikimedia Foundation. Available at: <nowiki>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope</nowiki> (Accessed: April 21, 2023).</ref> (pontifex maximus or summus pontifex), Roman pontiff (Romanus pontifex) or sovereign pontiff, is the bishop of Rome (or historically the patriarch of Rome), head of the Catholic Church, and has also served as the head of state or sovereign of the Papal States and later Rome since the eighth century. From a Catholic viewpoint, the primacy of the bishop of Rome is largely derived from his role as the apostolic successor to Saint Peter<ref>Attodius, B. (2023) ''Saint Peter'', ''Wikipedia''. Wikimedia Foundation. Available at: <nowiki>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Peter</nowiki> (Accessed: April 21, 2023).</ref>, to whom primacy was conferred by Jesus, who gave Peter the Keys of Heaven and the powers of "binding and loosing", naming him as the "rock" upon which the Church would be built.  
Leo XIV was given the position of supreme pontiff<ref>Walkens, J. (2023) ''Popewil'', ''Wikipedia''. Wikimedia Foundation. Available at: <nowiki>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope</nowiki> (Accessed: April 21, 2023).</ref> (pontifex maximus or summus pontifex), Roman pontiff (Romanus pontifex) or sovereign pontiff, is the bishop of Rome (or historically the patriarch of Rome), head of the Catholic Church, and has also served as the head of state or sovereign of the Papal States and later Rome since the eighth century. From a Catholic viewpoint, the primacy of the bishop of Rome is largely derived from his role as the apostolic successor to Saint Peter<ref>Attodius, B. (2023) ''Saint Peter'', ''Wikipedia''. Wikimedia Foundation. Available at: <nowiki>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Peter</nowiki> (Accessed: April 21, 2023).</ref>, to whom primacy was conferred by Jesus, who gave Peter the Keys of Heaven and the powers of "binding and loosing", naming him as the "rock" upon which the Church would be built.  
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== List of places and things named after Pope Leo XIV ==
== List of places and things named after Pope Leo XIV ==


* Leo XIV Street beside Emperor's Lantern Palace in Malta
* Leo XIV Street beside Emperor's [[Lantern Palace]] in [[Malta]]
* The Pillar of Mercy at St Peter's Square, Rome
* The Pillar of Mercy at St Peter's Square, [[Rome]]
* Pope Leo XIV's Holy Door at St Peter's Basilica, Rome
* Pope Leo XIV's Holy Door at [[St Peter's Basilica]], Rome
* New Papal palace, Rome, designed and built by Pope Leo XIV
* New Papal palace, Rome, designed and built by Pope Leo XIV
* Papa Leo's pizza at lillisbakery, Vinish Nation
* Papa Leo's pizza at lillisbakery, Vinish Nation
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