#Robert Francis Prevost# New Pope#The Vatican#Pope Leo XIV
IBNS-CMEDIA: US Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected in a surprise choice as the new leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, taking the name Leo XIV, becoming the first American pontiff.
After white smoke billowed from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel signifying that the 133 cardinal electors had chosen a new leader for the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church, Pope Leo made an appearance on the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica.
