Pope Leo XIV appears at the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. Photo: AP
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Cardinal Robert Prevost, a little-known missionary from Chicago, was elected in a surprise choice to be the new leader of the Catholic Church yesterday, becoming the first American pope and taking the name Leo XIV.
Pope Leo appeared on the central balcony of St Peter’s Basilica after white smoke had billowed from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel signifying the 133 cardinal electors had chosen a new leader for the Catholic Church.
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