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Q113 (CDS-II/2025) History & Culture › Culture, Literature, Religion & Philosophy › Indian festivals and society Answer Verified

Robert Prevost became the Catholic Pope after the death of Pope Francis. Which of the following statements is/are correct about him ? 1. He will now be known as Leo XV. 2. He became the 271st Catholic Pope. 3. He is a dual citizen of the United States of America and Peru. Select the answer using the code given below :

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Following the death of Pope Francis in April 2025, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected as the new head of the Catholic Church on May 8, 2025 [1]. Contrary to the first two statements, Prevost chose the papal name Leo XIV, not Leo XV [2]. Furthermore, he is officially recognized as the 267th Catholic Pope (Bishop of Rome), rather than the 271st [2]. Statement 3 is correct; Robert Prevost is a dual citizen of the United States and Peru. Born in Chicago, he spent many years as a missionary in Peru and obtained Peruvian citizenship in August 2015. He is the first American to serve as Pope and the second from the Americas [1]. Therefore, only statement 3 is accurate.

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  1. [1] https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/new-pope-elected-white-smoke-from-sistine-chapel/article69554490.ece
  2. [2] https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0ln80lzk7ko
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