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Following Francis's death, Robert Prevost, born in Chicago, became Pope Leo XIV after he was elected by the conclave of cardinals.

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“It felt like I was joining a conclave.”

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The Pope was chosen as the new leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, following a two-day conclave in Vatican City.

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By some accounts, he was a dark horse in a conclave race which many predicted would deliver unto us a Pope Pizzaballa.

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"I think it was a short conclave in part because Pope Francis left us with a good inheritance," the cardinal said.

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