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Pope Leo XIV: the first American Pontiff! (CWN)

Catholic Culture Thursday, 8 May 2025 ()
Cardinal Robert Prevost, the American-born missionary who had served for years in Peru before being named prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, has been elected as Roman Pontiff, choosing the name Pope Leo XIV.
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