Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost, is from Chicago, Illinois, United States. He was born there on September 14, 1955, and grew up in the Chicago area, specifically in the south suburban town of Dolton, Illinois
. His family was active in their local Catholic parish, St. Mary of the Assumption, in Chicago
. Though American by birth and upbringing, Leo XIV spent many years working as a missionary in Peru and held Peruvian citizenship alongside his American and Vatican citizenships
. His father was of French and Italian descent, and his mother was of Spanish descent
