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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Americans in St. Peter’s Square were stunned and joyous when they learned that an American cardinal , Robert Provost, was elected pope Thursday and had taken the name Leo XIV.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinal Robert Prevost has taken the name Leo XIV .

SCHIAVON, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV 's choice of name signals a commitment to social justice that is very much in line with the late Pope Francis ' global ministry.

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A Palestinian student arrested during an interview about finalizing his U.S.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinal Robert Prevost has taken the name Leo XIV .

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Robert Prevost, an missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — How long does it take to choose a pope ? In this case, it took only two days for Catholic cardinals to elect a successor to Pope Francis . That's among the shortest conclaves in recent decades, but not the shortest ever.

SCHIAVON, Italy (AP) — Conclave watching turned out to be a perfect aperitivo activity. Caffè Centrale, on the main drag of the Veneto hometown of Cardinal Pietro Parolin , a papal favorite, filled up with locals and journalists on Thursday.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians has said that religious faith should serve as humanity’s safeguard amid rapidly advancing technology and what he described as the “impending robotocracy.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis.