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Editor's Note: This story was updated on May 8, 2025, at 2:10 p.m. ET. The Catholic church has a new pope: Leo XIV. Born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago, Illinois, the 69-year-old is the first pope elected from the United States. He takes the helm of the church following the...
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