Leo XIV elected as first American pope

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Leo XIV elected as first American pope

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Hear the newly elected pope address the world

New pope appears to have reposted critical social media posts about Trump and Vance

Catholic senators react with excitement — and at least one expletive — to first American pope

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Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, from Chicago, most recently led a powerful Vatican office for bishop appointments. He is expected to build on Pope Francis’ reforms.

The 267th pope spent years working in Peru and holds dual citizenship

Timing suggests Prevost quickly impressed peers during secretive process

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Leo is ‘a man of God’ and is preaching Catholic social thought, friend says

En español Cónclave elige a León XIV como nuevo papa

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