Overview
- The designation is published in Treccani’s newly released Libro dell’anno 2025, presented by director Marcello Sorgi.
- The entry praises a pontificate defined by sobriety, measure and listening, describing the pope as sparing in appearances and words while avoiding ideological labels.
- Peace is highlighted as his central priority, summarized as a “disarmed and disarming” approach that blends moral and diplomatic aims.
- Leone XIV is noted for an unprecedented profile as the first U.S. pope, a modern missionary with long service in Peru, and the first from the Augustinian order.
- Treccani situates the choice within 2025’s global shifts, from President Donald Trump’s return to the White House to European leadership changes and AI tensions, identifying the Church as a renewed international actor.