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The American cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Thursday 267th pope of the Catholic Church.
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Robert Francis Prevost, the first American pope in 2,000 years of history of the Catholic church, appeared in front of the crowd of Saint-Pierre square for the first time as Pope Leon XIV.
He appeared dressed in the traditional red cape of the papacy, a habit that Pope Francis had abandoned during his election in 2013.
The identity of François’s successor was announced at the Balcony of the Saint-Pierre Basilica by the Protodiacre, the French Cardinal Dominique Mamberti.