American Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected pope on Thursday. The Catholic Church has a new pope. American Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected the 267th pontiff. He has chosen the name Leo ...
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, U.S. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, on the central loggia balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, after being selected as pope at the conclave at the Vatican, May 8, 2025.
(Updated with more details) American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost of Peru is the new Pope. “Habemus Papam,” said Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura Cardinal Dominique Mamberti announcing the ...
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has made history. The newly elected pontiff, now known as Pope Leo XIV, is the first pope from the United States, and the new leader of the world’s 1.4 billion ...
The new pope's X handle has been confirmed as @drprevost. Leaders from all around the world reacted to the election of Pope Leo XIV, the new head of the Catholic Church. This article tagged under:
Live Updates: Robert Francis Prevost, Now Leo XIV, Is First American Pope. Cardinal Prevost was elected pontiff on the second day of the conclave, becoming the leader of 1.4 billion Roman Catholics.
The signal will be restored, “with the maximum speed permitted by the technology of the mobile operators,” after the announcement of the election of the new pope from the central balcony of St ...
After hours of voting, we have a new pope. Pope Leo XIV is the first pope from the US, but holds dual citizenship in Peru, where he was a missionary for decades before becoming a cardinal.
American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was named Thursday as the new leader of the Catholic church. The first American pope in history has taken the name Leo XIV. White smoke poured out of the ...
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears at the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. Andrew Medichini/AP New Pope Addresses St. Peter's Square
White smoke emerged from the roof of the Vatican on Thursday afternoon, signaling that a new pope, Pope Leo XIV, was chosen to lead the world's 1.4 billion Roman Catholics. The smoke wafted from ...
Cardinal Robert Prévost, from the United States, was named the new Pope just after noon CT. Prévost will go by the papal name of Pope Leo XIV. After a candidate is selected by a majority of the vote, white smoke is released to signal to the public the conclave is ending. Then, the new pope must decide if he wants to fill the role.
The world’s 1.4 billion Catholics have a new leader — Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, the first American-born pope. Prevost, 69, is originally from Chicago and has chosen the papal name Leo XIV.
Details here. A new pope has officially been elected as white smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great ... the announcement was made between 25 and 66 minutes after the ...
Cardinals announce a new Pope has been chosen; AP explains White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled Thursday after cardinals elected the 267th pope to lead the Catholic Church on the second day of their conclave.
The bells of St. Peter's rang out, signalling that cardinals have elected a new pope to succeed Pope Francis and take charge of the Roman Catholic Church. ANALYSIS Global militaries to study India ...
A sign from the Vatican! On the evening of May 8, 2025, white smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City. This ancient signal means that a new pope has been elected by the ...
The announcement of the new pope was made as clouds of white smoke or fumata bianca emerged from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, as a bell rang. 7. Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost arriving on the main central loggia balcony of the St Peter’s Basilica Credit: AFP
A top cardinal announces a new pope has been elected, uttering the words “Habemus papam!” Latin for “We have a pope!” from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica. The new pope is expected to ...