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Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary, was elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church.
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For US Cardinal Prevost, road to becoming Pope Leo was paved in Peru Reuters
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Before he was chosen, Robert Francis Prevost had the papal seal of approval from his predecessor, Francis, who put him in one of the top jobs in the Roman Catholic Church.
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