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"Peace be with all of you!" Those were the first words of Pope Leo XIV, the newly anointed leader of the Catholic Church.
Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born missionary took the name Leo XIV.
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost is the first American pope in history. Here's his nationality, background, age and more.
The newly anointed Pope Leo XIV came to the balcony clad in a white cassock topped by a red cape trimmed in ermine and draped ...
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Robert Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV on May 8, 2025, following the death of Pope Francis on April 21, 2025.