Cardinal Prevost elected 1st pope from U.S.

Cardinal Robert Prevost became the first American-born leader of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday upon his election by the papal conclave, taking the name Leo XIV.The new pope addressed the crowd from a balcony of St. Peter's Basilica after being chosen as the successor of Pope Francis, who died last month, calling on people to help "build bridges" through dialogues and encounters for peace.Pope Leo XIV, 69, was selected on the second day of the conclave that began on Wednesday to determine the 267th pope.The Chicago native was sent to Peru as a missionary in 1985 and obtained citizens…READ FULL ARTICLE