The election of Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, is a stunning surprise – and not just because he is the first American to become the successor of St Peter.Catholic traditionalists were confident that, after the radical turbulence of ’s 12-year-reign, cardinals wanted a move away from a progressive, even secular, focus on social justice and .It looks as if they will be disappointed. The new pope, who grew up in but has spent most of his career in Latin America, was a protege of Francis, who in 2015 appointed him Bishop of Chiclayo, a city on the coast of Peru.
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