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Deacon Manuel Aliaga

Deacon Manuel Aliaga is the pastoral associate to the episcopal vicar serving the Eastern Vicariate of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

León XIV: Pontífice de las fronteras y los puentes

August 7, 2025
By Deacon Manuel Aliaga
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: En Español

La elección de Robert Prevost le da a la Iglesia católica su segundo papa del Nuevo Mundo, su primer pontífice estadounidense y el primer papa en tener la ciudadanía peruana, convirtiéndolo en el primer papa tanto norteamericano como sudamericano.

The ‘both/and’ pope

August 7, 2025
By Deacon Manuel Aliaga
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary

The elevation of Robert Prevost brings the Catholic Church its second pope from the New World, its first U.S. pontiff and the first pope to hold Peruvian citizenship – making him both the first North and South American pope. 

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