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What to Know About Pope Leo XIV, the First American Pope

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Prior to his historic election via conclave in May 2025, Pope Leo XIV was known as Cardinal Robert Prevost. The 70-year-old was born in Chicago, making him the first American to be elected to the papacy. His selection on the fourth ballot ended the search for a successor to Pope Francis , who died that April. Greeting followers for the first time from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, Pope Leo laid out his vision for the Roman Catholic Church. “We can be a missionary church, a church that builds bridges, that is always open to receive everyone—just like in this square, to welcome everyone, in charity, dialogue and love,” he told the large crowd, per The Washington Post . Although he has decades of experience within the church, Pope Leo’s selection came as a relative surprise given his origins. The only other pope to come from the Americas was Francis, who hailed from Argentina.…

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