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First American elected pope: Cardinal Prevost takes name Leo XIV

First American elected pope: Cardinal Prevost takes name Leo XIV

Thursday, May 8, 2025
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the Chicago-born prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under Pope Francis, was elected the 267th pope May 8 and took the name… The post First American elected pope: Cardinal Prevost takes name Leo XIV first appeared on OSV News.