For the first time in history, the College of Cardinals has chosen an American pope, Robert Francis Prevost, who chose the name Pope Leo XIV.

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Pope Leo XIV is the first Augustinian friar ever to be selected to lead the Catholic Church. Raised in Chicago, where he was known as Robert Prevost, he graduated from Villanova University.

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Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected pope, the first time an American has led the Roman Catholic Church. Provost, 69, chose the name Pope Leo XIV.

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He is Cardinal Robert Prevost — an American from Chicago. Editor's note: This is a developing story. An earlier version ...