Americans are cheering for the new leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, whose name is Robert Francis Prevost.

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Political figures around the world have congratulated Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, after his election ...

Surprise, hope, excitement and pride were reflected in many of the initial reactions to Cardinal Robert Prevost on May 8 ...

The new pontiff made an offer to world leaders engaged in wars, during an audience with Eastern Catholics at the Vatican May ...

In the right-wing loon-o-sphere, the reaction to Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost becoming the first American-born pope has ...

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