Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected by the College of Cardinals as the new Pope and head of the Catholic Church.

During his time in ministry within the Catholic Church, the new Pope Leo XIV condemned abortion and urged compassion and support for both unborn children as well as the elderly and disabled.

In an X post with a sample of pro-life comments from the new Pope over the years, Professor Charlie Camosy of the Creighton School of Medicine collected various pro-life statements and comments Cardinal Prevost made over the years.

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Here is that list:

On the Dignity of All Life (Inferred from Synodality Comments, 2023): “The Church must walk with all people, especially the most vulnerable, ensuring their dignity is upheld from the womb to the end of life, as this is the heart of Christ’s mission.”

On Pastoral Care for the Elderly (Speech to Peruvian Bishops, 2020): “Our elderly are not to be discarded but cherished as bearers of wisdom and faith, deserving the same love and protection as the youngest among us.”

On the Throwaway Culture (Homily, Chiclayo, 2019): “We cannot build a just society if we discard the weakest—whether the child in the womb or the elderly in their frailty—for they are both gifts from God.”

On Mercy and Life (Homily, Suburbicarian Diocese of Albano, 2025): “God’s mercy calls us to protect every life, especially those society overlooks—the child yet to be born and the elderly nearing their journey’s end—because each bears Christ’s face.”

On the Role of Bishops in Defending Life (Dicastery for Bishops Address, 2023): “Bishops are called to be shepherds who defend the sanctity of life, ensuring no one—neither the unborn nor the aging—is left without the Church’s love and protection.”

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