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Olugbemi. Adeyinka Ogunleye
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Robert Prevost becomes first American pope and will be known as Pope Leo XIV
The new pope is Robert Prevost, who will be known as Pope Leo XIV - the first American pontiff to be elected leader of the Catholic Church
Prevost, 69, is greeted with huge cheers from thousands gathered in St Peter's Square
"May peace be with all of you," he says from the Vatican balcony
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Watch the moment Pope Leo steps out onto the balcony
Chicago-born Prevost is seen as a reformer and worked for many years as a missionary in Peru before being made an archbishop there
Credit: BBC
