Robert Prevost becomes first American pope
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Vatican City — 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.
Robert Prevost, a Chicago native and former seminarian, was recently appointed as the 267th Pope, becoming the first American-born pope in the history of the Catholic Church.
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