Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost. / Credit: Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA
CNA Staff, May 8, 2025 / 15:52 pm (CNA).
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, May 8 — the first pope from the United States.
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