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‎Leo XIV Elected As First American Pope 

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The Conclave has elected Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost as the 267th Bishop of Rome. The new pope was announced to the waiting crowds by Cardinal Protodeacon Dominique Mamberti.

‎ Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected as the first US-born pontiff and will be known as Pope Leo XIV.

‎He made his first remarks as pope from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in front of tens of thousands of onlookers, calling for peace and paying tribute to the late Pope Francis.

‎Leo, a 69-year-old from Chicago, is a leader with global experience.

‎He spent much of his career as a missionary in South America and holds dual citizenship in the US and Peru, where he served as a bishop. He most recently led a powerful Vatican office for bishop appointments. He is expected to build on Pope Francis’ reforms.

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