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Cardinal Robert Prevost – a Chicago native who spent his career ministering to the poor in Peru – has been elected the 267 th pope, marking the first American pontiff in the Catholic Church ...

The Catholic Church has entered a new historic era with the election of American-Peruvian Robert Francis Prevost as the 267th Supreme Pontiff, who adopted the name Leo XIV, but what has his life and career been like?

This is not a drill — we finally have a new Pope! On Thursday, May 8, 2025, the second day of the 2025 papal conclave, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States was elected Pope after just four ballots.

Robert Francis Prevost will lead the Catholic Church as Pope Leo XIV, becoming the first pope to hail from the United States. Prevost received the necessary two-thirds majority vote to be elected pope,

For centuries, the world has turned its gaze to the Vatican whenever white smoke rises above the Sistine Chapel. That puff of smoke means only one thing: the Catholic Church has a new leader.

Robert Francis Prevost, a 69-year-old American, has become the new pope, taking the name Leo XIV. He was previously the head of the office assessing bishop nominations. View on euronews

It seems that Cardinal Robert Prevost, the first American to lead the Catholic Church, has previously condemned President Donald Trump’s border policies and deportations long […]