Pope Leo XIV has a “real quiet, personable demeanor to him that I think people are going to find refreshing,” says Fr. Patrick Flanagan, chair of the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at Saint John’s University.

“His Augustinian confreres and people in the Vatican, even his own family who call him Rob, find in him a sincere, faithful, and loyal brother,” Flanagan said Saturday during an appearance on Newsmax’s “The Count.”

“And I think that’s pretty remarkable. And that’s what I think the church is going to find in Cardinal Leo, the 14th,” he added.

Read more at Newsmax© 2025 Newsmax. All rights reserved.