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In his first appearance, Pope Leo offers three clues about his papacy

Pope Leo XIV

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost, arrives on the main central loggia balcony of the St. Peter's Basilica for the first time after the cardinals ended the conclave, in The Vatican Thursday, May 8. 

 Alberto Pizzoli, Getty Images

VATICAN CITY � From his first moments on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Leo XIV gave three clues about what kind of leader  he will become for the 1.4-billion-member Catholic Church.

Leo, formerly U.S. Cardinal Robert Prevost, was elected by the world's cardinals on Thursday as the new pope on the second day of the conclave to choose a successor to Pope Francis, who died last month.



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