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The announcement that US Cardinal Robert Prevost has been named Pope Leo XIV has caused excitement tinged with hope around the world ... with all peoples and all religions, and respect for ...

The leader of the Diocese of Palm Beach hailed the choice of American-born Pope Leo XIV as Pope Francis' successor.

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A large crowd of bystanders — faithful, men and women religious, and journalists from all over the world — ran toward St. Peter’s Square to greet the new pope to the sound of bells.

Cardinal Prevost was elected pontiff on the second day of the conclave, becoming the leader of 1.4 billion Roman Catholics.