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When news broke Thursday about Robert Prevost's election as the first American pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, the mood throughout Chicago was joyous.
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;Resize=(620)) May 8, 2025 | Cardinal Robert Prevost makes history by becoming the first American to lead the Catholic Church. Pope Leo XIV's first public words and the global reaction to his surprise election. Plus, the immense challenges facing the new pontiff.
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Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.
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Learn more about Pope Leo XIV after he was selected to become the first American-born pontiff. Robert Francis Prevost grew up in Chicago and attended Villanova.
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The election of a first North American pontiff came after the death of the first Latin American pope and signaled a relinquishing of papal authority from Europe.
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Robert Prevost becomes the first American to be elected pope, following a two-day conclave in Vatican City.
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