Cardinal Robert Prevost from the US has now been elected the new pope and leader of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday and has taken the name Pope Leo XIV, a senior cardinal announced to crowds in St Peter’s Square.
Prevost, age 69, from Chicago, Illinois, is a leader with global experience, he spent much of his career as a missionary in South America and served as bishop in Peru. He most recently led a powerful Vatican office for bishop appointments. He is expected to build on Pope Francis’ reforms.
HABEMUS PAPAM: Pope Leo XIV, formerly American Cardinal Robert Prevost, is the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church. pic.twitter.com/vZ4Jhs9i7P
— ABC News (@ABC) May 8, 2025
