Newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears at the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Thursday. (Andrew Medichini/AP)
The new pope has been revealed as Robert Prevost of the US, the first American pontiff in history. He will be known as Pope Leo XIV. This comes after white smoke billowed above the Sistine Chapel, the signal that cardinals had selected a new pontiff on the second day of the conclave.
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.
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