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Cardinal Robert Prevost Elected Pope Leo XIV - First American Pope

2025-05-08 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago was elected the 267th Pope of the Catholic Church on May 8, 2025, taking the name Leo XIV and becoming the first American pontiff in the Church’s 2,000-year history. The 69-year-old Augustinian missionary was elected on the fourth ballot by 133 …

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