Newly elected Pope Leo XIV stands on the balcony of St Peter's Basilica for the first time after his election. Photo: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, 69, was elected as the 267th leader of the Catholic Church — the first-ever American pope. - "Peace be with you all," Prevost — now Pope Leo XIV — said as he addressed the crowd gathered outside St. Peter's Basilica today.
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