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Pope Leo XIV has celebrated the first mass of his papacy today at the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican.
The new pope is an American.
The former Robert Prevost was born in Chicago.
He was close to late Pope Francis and is expected to echo similar themes to Francis's,
such as care for the poor and advocacy for migrants.
But NPR's Jason DeRose says Pope Leo also faces criticism from earlier in his ministry.
Survivors of clergy sexual abuse say Cardinal Prevost did not do enough to address the issue as a bishop or archbishop or cardinal.
That's true of many in church leadership.
Now the question is how he'll respond to victims going forward.
He's also come under criticism for comments on LGBTQ people.
Back in 2012, he lamented what he called the culture's sympathy with,
quote, the homosexual lifestyle.
NPR's Jason DeRose reporting from Rome.