Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost poses for pictures at the end of the consistory during which he received the biretta hat from Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican City on Sept. 30, 2023.

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Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States waves from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican on May 8, 2025, in this photo provided by Vatican Media.

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Cardinal Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history ...

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(NewsNation) — Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American, has been selected as the new pope and taken the name Leo XIV. White smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney Thursday after Prevost ...