Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been chosen as the 267th Pope. He was elected by 133 cardinals locked inside the Sistine Chapel on the second day of their conclave — a process that has been in the cultural zeitgeist recently due to the Oscar-nominated movie of the same name starring Ralph Fiennes.
The new pontiff has taken the name Leo XIV and will be the first American Pope in history.
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“Peace be with you all,” the 69-year-old Leo XIV said as his first words to the cheering crowd after he appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica roughly 70 minutes
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