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American prelate Robert Prevost elected as new Pope
American prelate Robert Francis Prevost has been elected the new Pope, becoming the first American pontiff in the history of the Catholic Church. He will take the pontifical name of Pope Leo XIV. Chicago-born 69 years old Prevost is a member of the Augustinian order and has served in Peru. He...