Robert Prevost elected as first American pope and takes the name Leo XIV
May 9, 2025
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States has been elected the 267th pope and has stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica as the new leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. He’s now known as Pope Leo XIV. Prevost, 69, from Chicago, Illinois, is the first ever pope from the United States. […]