Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost addressing the crowd from the main central loggia balcony of the St Peter's Basilica for the first time, after the cardinals ended the conclave, in The ...
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, May 8, 2025.
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 ...
Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected pope, the first time an American has led the Roman Catholic Church. Prevost, 69, chose the name Pope Leo XIV. ... — Vatican News (@VaticanNews) May 8, 2025.
White smoke billows from the chimney of the Vatican's Sistine Chapel May 8, 2025, indicating a new pope has been elected. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) ... Pope Leo XIV, the former Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, waves to the crowds in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican after his election as pope May 8, 2025. The new pope was born in Chicago.
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.
CNA Newsroom, May 8, 2025 / 13:14 pm. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been elected as the 267th pope of the Catholic Church, taking the name Pope Leo XIV.
White smoke poured from a chimney above the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, signaling that the 133 cardinals sequestered inside for two days had elected a new pope to lead the world’s 1.4 billion ...
The Protodeacon then offers a prayer for the newly elected Successor of Peter. Afterwards, all the Cardinal electors, in order of precedence, come forward to greet the new Pope and pledge their obedience to him. The ceremony concludes with the singing of the Te Deum, led by the newly elected Pope. The new pope’s prayer in the Pauline Chapel
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
Prevost surprises as first US pope, takes name Leo XIV Europe category · May 8, 2025 The bells of St. Peter's rang out, signalling that cardinals have elected a new pope to succeed Pope Francis ...
In 2005, Pope Benedict XVI was elected in two days after four votes; In October 1978, Pope John Paul II was chosen after eight rounds of voting across three days; Just months before, in August ...
Newly-elected Pope Leo XIV, the first American to hold the role, was born in Chicago in 1955 to Louis Marius Prevost and Mildred Martínez, according to the Vatican's official news site. He has ...
Habemus papam — and he’s from Chicago! Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected pope on Thursday — the first American in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. The 69-year-old ...
The College of Cardinals elected Cardinal Robert Prevost as the 267th pontiff. Prevost, who selected the name Pope Leo XIV, stepped out onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica for the first ...
New Pope Elected at the Vatican. Published May 08, 2025 at 1:34 PM EDT Updated May 08, 2025 at 10:49 PM EDT. By . Kate Nalepinski is a Newsweek journalist based in New York City. Kate joined ...
Crowds gather on St Peter's Square as they wait for smoke to signify if a new pope has been elected at the conclave on May 8, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. Getty After two days of contemplation ...