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Robert Francis Prevost, from Chicago, has become the first American pope to lead the Roman Catholic church.

The 69-year-old has taken the papal name Pope Leo XIV, a senior cardinal announced from the central balcony of St Peter’s Basilica on Thursday evening. The announcement, which followed white smoke billowing from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel, prompted raucous celebration among the 50,000 pilgrims and tourists in St Peter’s Square.

During his first address he urged people to build bridges and seek peace.

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