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Pope Leo XIV

Pope and sovereign of Vatican City, 2025 to present

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The first pope from the United States, elected in May 2025 after the death of Pope Francis.

Pope Leo XIV sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly state-led and slightly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly religious on religion, strongly institutional on institutions and strongly peace-first on war and peace.

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Where Pope Leo XIV sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomySlightly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authoritySlightly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-cautious
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionStrongly religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Pope Leo XIV

Pope John Paul II Pope, 1978 to 200597%Mother Teresa Catholic nun and missionary, 1910 to 199797%Pope Francis Pope, 2013 to 202597%Pope Benedict XVI Pope, 2005 to 201396%Ashoka Mauryan Emperor of India, c. 268 to 232 BCE94%Robert Schuman French statesman, 1886 to 196394%Dalai Lama Tibetan spiritual leader93%Thomas Aquinas Italian theologian and philosopher, 1225 to 127491%

People furthest from Pope Leo XIV

Ayn Rand Russian-American novelist and philosopher, 1905 to 19823%Mao Zedong Chairman of the Communist Party of China, 1943 to 19764%Joseph Stalin Soviet leader, 1920s to 19535%Vladimir Lenin Head of the Soviet government, 1917 to 19245%

Political views closest to Pope Leo XIV

Christian democracyBlends Christian social teaching, a social market economy and European cooperation.91%Christian leftDraws on Christian ethics for social justice, peace and care for the poor, including…84%CommunitarianismStresses community bonds, shared values and civic duty over pure individualism.82%Social market economyKeeps markets competitive but backs them with rules, social insurance and partnership…82%

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Percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions. Including a person here is for study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Edgar Beltrán , The Pillar, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.