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 ...

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Americans and world leaders are cheering for the new leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, whose name is Robert ... for Villanova University and the global Church!" university president ...