submitted 10 months ago by lexacon
- Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Chicago-born missionary who served in Peru, has become the first pope from the United States, taking the name Leo XIV.
- In his first address, he emphasized peace, dialogue, and missionary work, wearing the traditional red cape of the papacy.
- The new pope was chosen through a secretive voting process called "the conclave," where 135 eligible cardinals participated without contact with the outside world.
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