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Montevideo, May 13th 2025 - 09:44 UTC

Tag: Pope Leo XIV

  • Friday, May 9th 2025 - 11:20 UTC

    Trump congratulates Prevost on becoming the first US-born Pope

    Trump said he looked forward to meeting Leo XIV

    US President Donald Trump congratulated Robert Francis Prevost Martinez on being the first American-born pope, who chose to be known as Leo XIV. Prevost, a 69-year-old Chicago native, was praised by Trump on Truth Social as a great honor for the country.

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  • Thursday, May 8th 2025 - 18:35 UTC

    US Cardinal Robert Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV

    “It was a great pleasure for me to work in Peru,” Leo XIV said in Spanish

    US Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost Martínez was elected Thursday as the new head of the Catholic Church to succeed the Argentine Jorge Mario Bergoglio (Pope Francis). The new pontiff chose to be called Leo XIV. The first American pope, who belongs to the Order of St Augustine (OSA), also holds Peruvian citizenship after spending a large portion of his clergical life in the South American country.

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