Who is the new Pope Leo? Robert Prevost revealed as Catholic Church's new pope

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Who is the new Pope Leo? Robert Prevost revealed as Catholic Church's new pope

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected the first American pope in history.Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church.Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV.Francis brought Prevost to the Vatican in 2023 to serve as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations from around the world, one of the most important jobs in the Catholic Church. As a result, Prevost has a prominence going into the conclave that few other cardinals ..