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World Leaders React as American Robert Francis Prevost Becomes Pope Leo XIV
P olitical figures around the world have congratulated Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, after his election ...
WATCH: Video shows Robert Prevost introduced as Pope Leo XIV at Vatican balcony
Robert Francis Prevost waved to thousands of onlookers in St. Peter's Square from the central window of St. Peter’s Basilica ...
Cardinal Prevost put his head in his hands as papacy loomed
As U.S. Cardinal Robert Prevost realized during the secret conclave that he might be elected the next Catholic pope, he put ...
Who is Robert Prevost, the first American pope?
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful ...
Who is Robert Francis Prevost? What to know about newly elected Pope Leo XIV
Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Live updates: History is made with Pope Leo XIV, first-ever ...
Robert Prevost was ‘the pride and joy of every priest and nun’ who grew up in Chicago’s south side
Robert Prevost’s Catholic roots were planted in Chicago’s south side suburbs, where he grew up playing “pretend priest” and ...
Robert Prevost, first pope from US in history of the Catholic Church, takes the name Leo XIV
VATICAN CITY — Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born ...
Who is Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV?
The Chicago native is also a Peruvian citizen and lived for years in Peru, first as a missionary and then as an archbishop.