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Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims in St. Pete’s Square shortly after his election on Thursday, May 8, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Vatican City, May 8, 2025 / 15:32 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV greeted the world for the first time on Thursday with the words “Peace be with you all.” The 69-year-old new…

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost. / Credit: Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA CNA Staff, May 8, 2025 / 15:52 pm (CNA). Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, May 8 — the first pope from the United States.  Smiling and waving while wearing more traditional papal garb than his predecessor — and appearing to…