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Pope Leo XIV has been chosen to lead the 1.4 billion Catholics across the globe after a surprise election following the conclave to pick Pope Francis' successor. Cardinal Robert Prevost is the first American pontiff in history to lead the Catholic Church. NBC News' Anne Thompson reports from Rome on Leo's second day as pontiff.
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 On Friday, Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first mass in the Sistine Chapel, where he was elected less than 24 hours earlier. He prayed that his historic papacy can help the Catholic Church be a beacon illuminating "the dark nights of this world."
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