VATICAN CITY (AP) — 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 ever U.S. pope .
Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV.
People react as the newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
People react as the newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV waves to faithful and pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square shortly after his election, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (Vatican Media via AP)
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV waves to faithful and pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square shortly after his election, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (Vatican Media via AP)
People react as white smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel where 133 cardinals are gathering on the second day of the conclave to elect a successor to late Pope Francis, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
People react as white smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel where 133 cardinals are gathering on the second day of the conclave to elect a successor to late Pope Francis, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Cardinals pgather on a balcony following the election of Cardinal Robert F. Prevost as the 267th pope, choosing the name of Pope Leo XIV, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Cardinals pgather on a balcony following the election of Cardinal Robert F. Prevost as the 267th pope, choosing the name of Pope Leo XIV, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Swiss Guards march after a new Pope was elected when 133 cardinals gathered on the second day of the conclave to select a successor to the late Pope Francis, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Swiss Guards march after a new Pope was elected when 133 cardinals gathered on the second day of the conclave to select a successor to the late Pope Francis, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Pope Leo XIV appears on the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica after being chosen the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Pope Leo XIV appears on the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica after being chosen the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
People react as the newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
People react as the newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
A statue of the Bernini Colonnade frames Pope Leo XIV appearing on the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica after his election, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
A statue of the Bernini Colonnade frames Pope Leo XIV appearing on the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica after his election, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV leaves the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica after addressing faithful at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV leaves the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica after addressing faithful at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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