11/05/2025
POPE LEO XIV
CARDINAL ROBERT PREVOST IS THE 267TH
PONTIFF OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
8 May 2025
AJ Johnson
catholicnewsagency Cardinal Robert Prevost, has been elected as the 267th pope of the Catholic Church, taking the name Pope Leo XIV.
White smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel this afternoon, signaling that the College of Cardinals had chosen a successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.
Thousands gathered in St. Peter's Square erupted in cheers as the bells of the basilica began to toll, confirming the election of a new pontiff. The crowds gathered as word spread throughout Rome that a new pope had been chosen.
