Americans react to Robert Francis Prevost becoming the first US pope in history

May 9, 2025 - 05:48
American faithful celebrated the announcement of Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from the United States. The Chicago native is also a Peruvian citizen and lived for years in Peru, first as a missionary and then as an archbishop ‘Deep dish eucharist’: internet reacts to US pope with jokes and Chicago pride Chicago reacts to hometown Pope Leo: ‘Like the Cubs winning the World Series’ ‘The pope is Peruvian’: elation in country where pontiff served as bishop