Cardinal Robert Prevost elected as first American pope

Posted online May 9, 2025 | 7:39 am

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected pope on Thursday.

Prevost, 69, is taking the name Pope Leo XIV.

The first American ever elected pope, Prevost was born in Chicago.

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