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What to know about Robert Prevost, the first pope born in the U.S. and his ties to Peru
Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost has been chosen by the conclave to be the next pope. He will be known as Pope Leo XIV.
How a Chicago native became pope: See Robert Francis Prevost's path to making history
Taking the name Leo XIV, the American was elected to be the 267th pontiff and spiritual leader of the world's 1.4 billion ...
Cardinal Robert Prevost, born in Chicago, is the first pope from the United States
Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV. He grew up in Dolton and attended St. Mary of the Assumption. A childhood friend said ...
‘This is nuts’: How Louis Prevost learned his brother had become pope
Robert Prevost, a Chicago native and former seminarian, was recently appointed as the 267th Pope, becoming the first American ...
Cardinal Prevost put his head in his hands as papacy loomed
As U.S. Cardinal Robert Prevost realized during the secret conclave that he might be elected the next Catholic pope, he put ...