On May 8, 2025, the US cardinal Robert Francis Prevost he was elected Pope and chose the name of Leo XIV. In these days, a lot has been spoken of him, as regards both his life before the ascent to the pontifical throne, and the direction that he will imprint to the Catholic Church during his reign. A curious aspect is the way he loved to spend his free time, at least before becoming the new successor of San Pietro.
His older brother John, in an interview with NBCrevealed that the new Pope likes to delight in watching movies and, surprisingly, playing video games. Of course, not to great successful titles like Baldur’s Gate 3, Clair Obscure: Expedition 33 or, be never, Doom: Dark Agesmuch less to online shooters such as call of Dutybut to the word games. It seems that Leone XIV is a fan of Wordlethe product of the New York Times in which a five -letter word must be identified in a maximum of six attempts, and of Words with friendssimilar to scarabeo and that allows users to challenge each other online.
It seems that the Pope has cultivated this passion daily with his brother. As for the films, John Prevost revealed that the new pontiff saw the film Conclave Just just before entering the real conclave. “He just finished seeing the movie Conclaveso knows how to behave. This is the kind of things we are talking about, I just wanted to distract him just before he entered, “he said during the interview. The film, candidate a eight prizes At the 2025 Oscars, it is taken from the novel of the same name by Robert Harris and has the protagonist Robert Harris, in the role of Cardinal Thomas Lawrence.
Now that Leo XIV has become the head of the vast Catholic community, it will probably not have enough time to devote himself to these
passions. But knowing that a figure like the Pope is not so different from the many fans of any kind of video games certainly helps him to make him seem closer to the faithful of which he has assumed the role of driving.