Pope Leo XIV in Uruguay honors French Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
The Holy Father Pope Leo was visiting a parish in Uruguay dedicated to the French saint of the Little Way on what happened to be the anniversary of his father's death.
Pope Leo XIV unveiled a commemorative plaque at the Santa Teresita parish in Juanico, Canelones province, Uruguay on November 8, 2026.
Published in Aleteia by Kathleen N. Hattrup
In the midst of his trip to South America, as he concluded his time in Uruguay, Pope Leo spontaneously shared another detail about the spiritual life of the Prevost family in Illinois, and it came at a parish dedicated to St. Thérèse with its own unique claim to fame.
Before heading to celebrate Mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of the 33 -- and on her feast day no less -- the Pope made a stop at the Parish of Saint Pope Leo XIV unveiling a commemorative plaque at the Santa Teresita parish in Juanico, Canelones province, Uruguay on November 8, 2026. in Juanicó, Uruguay. This parish is unique in that it was the first one dedicated to the French saint after her canonization in 1925.
The Pope's paternal lineage is French, and the Pope's father was one of the soldiers who landed at Normandy on D-Day and then spent time in France. For Pope Leo, it was probably an extra special gift of St. Thérèse and Our Lord to be at a parish that the senior Prevost would have loved -- it was the anniversary of his father's death, though the Pope didn't mention that. The senior Louis Prevost died on November 8, 1997.
Pope Leo XIV's father was Louis Marius Prevost (July 28, 1920 – November 8, 1997. During World War II Service, Mr. Prevost Served as a U.S. Navy officer (Lieutenant, Junior Grade) and tank landing ship executive officer in the U.S. Naval Reserve. He took part in the D-Day Normandy landings at Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944, and Operation Dragoon in Southern France in August 1944
Pope Leo has shown that he continues with his father's and family's devotion to St. Thérèse. On her first feast day after his election to the papacy, he wrote a letter to couples, urging them to find in Thérèse's parents, who are also canonized, a model for their family lives.
Before heading to celebrate Mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of the 33 -- and on her feast day no less -- the Pope made a stop at the Parish of Saint Pope Leo XIV unveiling a commemorative plaque at the Santa Teresita parish in Juanico, Canelones province, Uruguay on November 8, 2026. in Juanicó, Uruguay. This parish is unique in that it was the first one dedicated to the French saint after her canonization in 1925.
The Pope's paternal lineage is French, and the Pope's father was one of the soldiers who landed at Normandy on D-Day and then spent time in France. For Pope Leo, it was probably an extra special gift of St. Thérèse and Our Lord to be at a parish that the senior Prevost would have loved -- it was the anniversary of his father's death, though the Pope didn't mention that. The senior Louis Prevost died on November 8, 1997.
Pope Leo XIV's father was Louis Marius Prevost (July 28, 1920 – November 8, 1997. During World War II Service, Mr. Prevost Served as a U.S. Navy officer (Lieutenant, Junior Grade) and tank landing ship executive officer in the U.S. Naval Reserve. He took part in the D-Day Normandy landings at Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944, and Operation Dragoon in Southern France in August 1944
Pope Leo has shown that he continues with his father's and family's devotion to St. Thérèse. On her first feast day after his election to the papacy, he wrote a letter to couples, urging them to find in Thérèse's parents, who are also canonized, a model for their family lives.
Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio) also had a big devotion to St. Thérèse, even dedicating a document just to her.
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