US Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been elected as the new pope, taking the name Leo XIV.
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US Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been elected as the new pope, taking the name Leo XIV.
Mandatory Credit: Franco Origlia/Getty Images via CNN Newsource

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Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost elected as new leader of Catholic Church, taking the name Pope Leo XIV

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States has been elected the 267th pope and will soon step onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica as the new leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.