Pope Leo XIV will be the Catholic Church's 267th leader.
Last updated: Thursday, May 8, 2025 5:48PM GMTRobert Prevost of the United States has been named the new pope, the new head of the Catholic church.White smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney Thursday at 6:07 p.
m. local time, signaling that a pontiff had been elected to lead the Catholic Church.Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican's powerful office of bishops, was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church.Father James Martin, a papal contributor to ABC, said he knows Pope Leo, formally Cardinal Robert Prevost, describing him as "very-down-to-earth." Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, left, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, appears shortly after his election as the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church on May 8, 2025.Pope Leo XIV's first message: Peace and dialogue 'without fear' In his first words, Pope Leo XIV, history's first American pope Robert Prevost, said "Peace be with you." Cardinal Robert Prevost appears after being chosen the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, choosing the name of Pope Leo XIV, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. From the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica, he recalled that he was an Augustinian priest, but a Christian above all, and a bishop, "so we can all walk together." He spoke in Italian and then switched to Spanish, recalling his many years spent as a missionary and then archbishop of Chiclayo, Peru.Cardinal Robert Prevost appears after being chosen the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, choosing the name of Pope Leo XIV, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. "It is such an honor to realize that he is the first American Pope. What excitement, and what a Great Honor for our Country. I look forward to meeting Pope Leo XIV. It will be a very meaningful moment!" he said.Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican's powerful office of bishops, was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church.What's next for SFPD as search for new police chief beginsEast Bay HS coach suspended after alleged racist chants heard at game
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