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Here's what to know about Pope Francis' successor, Robert Francis Prevost, who was chosen on Thursday. He is the first American pope and will be known as Leo XIV.
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Robert Francis Prevost took the papal name Leo XIV after his election as the first American-born pope in the history of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Robert Francis Prevost succeeds Pope Francis. Pope Leo spent much of his ministry in Peru, and only was made a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church in 2023.
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