New pope elected
First American pope in history …
The origin of Chicago becomes head of the Catholic Church
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The world has just seen the first overview of the new Saint-Father, and it makes history … The head of the Catholic Church is the first American to become the pontiff.
Robert Prevost I went out on the Balcony of the Basilica on Place Saint-Pierre in the city of the Vatican overlooking thousands of faithful and announced its official Papal name on Thursday evening.
Prévost, a native of Chicago who has already been the bishop of Chiclayo in Peru and the chief of the Augustinian order, said that he would take the name Leo XIV.
The 69-year-old man, elected this morning in the third round of the Papal conclave by his cardinal colleagues, was himself a cardinal Pope Francis In 2023. Leo is now the 267th pope.
Prévost is a Peruvian citizen, where he was missionary for years before going into archbishop. He became a citizen of the South American nation in 2015. He is known as a supporter and defender of many French reforms in the Church.
US President Donald Trump Congratulated the new pope on social networks shortly after Leo made his public appearance.
An hour earlier, white smoke dumped from the sixtine chapel chimney, indicating that the cardinals had successfully chosen – by a majority of two thirds – the next bishop of Rome, ending a relatively short conclave of two days.
As you know … Pope Francis' passage Last month opened the door to a new pope – and many religious rushed to the city of the Vatican to select a new church track.
