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Much like L.A., this American-born pope transcends borders

The faithful in Los Angeles, America's most Catholic city, were delighted — and a little stunned — to learn a Chicago-born priest with deep roots in Peru had been elected to lead the world's 1.4 billion Catholics.

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WATCH: Why cardinals chose Pope Leo XIV

ABC News contributor and Catholic commentator Gloria Purvis weighed in on why she thinks cardinals ultimately chose Chicago’s Robert Prevost — who is now Pope Leo XIV.

WATCH: 14 sets of twins graduating together at California high school

The graduating class at Clovis North High School in Fresno includes 28 students who are either fraternal or identical twins.

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Tom Girardi hospitalized on eve of mental evaluation hearing

Girardi was taken by ambulance Wednesday morning from an Orange County nursing home, and he was admitted in the afternoon due to "liver dysfunction," according to a court filing from his attorneys.

WATCH: Newly elected Pope Leo XIV addresses crowd at St. Peter’s

The new pontiff made his first public appearance as Pope Leo XIV on a balcony at St. Peter’s Basilica.