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The new Pope is American. Here’s why that’s surprising | The Current
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13:54Now PlayingCardinal Robert Prevost has become the first American Pope, taking the name Leo XIV. Jesuit priest and journalist Father Sam Sawyer explains why that choice surprised many — and how the new Pope’s earlier criticism of JD Vance and the Trump administration’s treatment of migrants is shaping early perceptions of his papacy.
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