USA Cardinal Prevost elected Pope Leo XIV

FILE PHOTO: New cardinals meet family members after consistory ceremony at the Vatican
FILE PHOTO: Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost poses after being elevated to the rank of cardinal at the Vatican, September 30, 2023. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo
Source: REUTERS

By Joshua McElwee

USA Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected the new pope and leader of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday and has taken the name Pope Leo XIV a senior cardinal announced to crowds in St. Peter's Square.

This article was produced by Reuters news agency. It has not been edited by Global South World.

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