Pope Leo XIV visited the Premier County in 2005 when he attended a special Mass to celebrate 700 years of the Augustinian Abbey Church in Fethard.
Tipperary Priest Fr Iggy O’Donovan was a student in Rome with Robert Prevost.
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The Fethard native says he is a highly intelligent man.
“A member of the Augustinian Order like myself – we were in Rome at the same time as students. He spent much of his time in Latin America – in Peru.
“He also became world head of the Augustinian – Prior General of the Augustinian Order. For 12 years he held that post.
“So the Pope has been around.”
Pope Leo XIV will lead a mass for the college of cardinals at the Sistine chapel today.
