Chicago-born Robert Francis Prevost was on Thursday elected by fellow cardinals to lead the world's 1.4 billion Catholics
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The crowd erupted in a loud cheer after a senior cardinal announced a pope had been elected
In his first speech to the crowds packed into St Peter's Square, Leo echoed his predecessor Pope Francis with a call for peace
Clergy described Pope Leo XIV as kind and humble
Pope Leo XIV spoke in English at the start of his first homily
Leo XIV starts first mass as pope in Sistine Chapel
Leo, one of the most popular papal names
Newly-elected Pope Leo XIV, formelry US cardinal Robert Prevost said the church must strengthen its "missionary outreach" and restore the fait…
Catholics in Brazil -- and around the world -- celebrated the new pope
Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the United States