# @theoregonian on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DJZrlvApMle
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/30293363-theoregonian-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-05-08T17:41:02.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Oregonian (@theoregonian) — https://gondola.cc/theoregonian

## Caption

Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church.

Prevost, a 69 member of the Augustinian religious order, took the name Leo XIV. He appeared on the loggia of St. Peter’s Square wearing the traditional red cape of the papacy — a cape that Pope Francis had eschewed on his election in 2013.

Read more at the link in our bio.

#newpope #popeleoXIV #popeleo #robertprevost #americanpope #popehistory #history #conclave2025 #theoregonian #vatican #vaticancity

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americanpope, popeleoxiv, theoregonian, newpope, conclave2025, robertprevost, popehistory, history, vatican, vaticancity, popeleo

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