For the first time in history, the College of Cardinals has chosen an American pope, Robert Francis Prevost, who chose the name Pope Leo XIV.

Pope Leo XIV is the first Augustinian friar ever to be selected to lead the Catholic Church. Raised in Chicago, where he was known as Robert Prevost, he graduated from Villanova University.

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Michael Murphy, director of the Hank Center for Catholic Intellectual Heritage at Loyola University in Chicago, reflects on the new pope. This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was born in Chicago and was elevated to pope by the college of cardinals on Thursday.

Here & Now ‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with NPR’s Scott Detrow about the announcement of the new Pope Leo XIV. This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected pope, the first time an American has led the Roman Catholic Church. Provost, 69, ...

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