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US celebrates Leo XIV as first American pontiff: ‘Everything dope, including the pope’

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US cardinal Robert Francis Prevost , who will be known as Pope Leo XIV , was announced as the next pope on Thursday .

The pope was born in Chicago and is a close confidant of Pope Francis .

The Chicago mayor, Brandon Johnson , said on X about Prevost ’s appointment: “Everything dope, including the Pope, comes from Chicago ! We hope to welcome you back home soon”.