Pope Leo XIV: New Pope is American

The new pope is revealed as Robert Prevost of the US, the first American pontiff in history. He’ll be known as Pope Leo XIV.

Habemus Papam! We have a Pope!

The Cardinals gathered in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel have elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the 267th Pope, who took the name Pope Leo XIV. pic.twitter.com/7COawsKvWu

— Vatican News (@VaticanNews) May 8, 2025

🚨 #BREAKING: AN AMERICAN POPE HAS JUST BEEN CHOSEN!

The first in HISTORY!

Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago will be Pope Leo XIV pic.twitter.com/Zi6XSQxJwR

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) May 8, 2025

BREAKING: Cardinal Robert Prevost has appeared on St Peter's balcony, before the thousands of people gathered in the square below.

His papal name will be Leo XIV and he will be the first ever American Pope

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— Sky News (@SkyNews) May 8, 2025

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States has been elected the 267th pope and will soon step onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica as the new leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. He’ll be known as Pope Leo XIV. Prevost, 69, from Chicago, Illinois, is the first ever pope from the United States