American Cardinal Robert Prevost emerges as the new pope | ABC NEWS
Cardinal Robert Prevost is now Pope Leo XIV, becoming the first North American to be elevated to the papacy. Crowds cheered as white smoke billowed from the temporary chimney on the Sistine Chapel, a sign the conclave formed after the death of Pope Francis in April had chosen his successor. Greeting the faithful from the central balcony of St Peter’s Basilica, the new pontiff spoke of his predecessor, and highlighted the importance of building bridges ‘through dialogue.
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