Pope Leo XIV elected
May 8, 2025
Cardinals elected Robert Francis Prevost as Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope and the first Augustinian to lead the Catholic Church. His election signaled a closely watched decision about the Church's direction after Francis's reform-minded papacy.
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