Pope Leo XIV: Robert Prevost Makes History As First American Pontiff

Pope Leo XIV: Robert Prevost Makes History As First American Pontiff

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Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, making history as the first American to hold the papacy. The 69-year-old emerged on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica as Pope Leo XIV, offering a message of peace in Italian, Spanish, and Latin: “Peace be with…

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