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Learn more about Pope Leo XIV after he was selected to become the first American-born pontiff. Robert Francis Prevost grew up in Chicago and attended Villanova.
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The UK has won the global race to "shake off worst Trump trade tariffs" and a new pope is elected.
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The Vatican conclave elected Cardinal Prevost as a successor to Pope Francis to lead the Catholic Church.
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Cardinal Robert Prevost spoke to Italian TV in the days before the Vatican conclave that saw him elected as the first American-born pope.
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As the new pope was elected, Catholics celebrated around the world from outside of the Vatican to the streets of New York City. This conclave made history, not just for electing an American pope, but for how viral it went on social media.
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There have been 13 previous popes named Leo, the last elected in 1878. Previous Leos have been reformers, a possible sign of what the new pontiff hopes to emulate.
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Pope Leo XIV is the first Augustinian friar ever to be selected to lead the Catholic Church. Raised in Chicago, where he was known as Robert Prevost, he graduated from Villanova University.
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