A new pope has been elected.
American Robert Francis Prevost has been named Pope Leo XIV. He is the second pope from the Americas 香蕉视频直播� after Pope Francis 香蕉视频直播� but he is the first U.S. pope. The 69-year-old was born Sept. 14, 1955 in Chicago, Ill.
He attended Villanova University in Pennsylvania and in 1977 earned a degree in mathematics and philosophy. That same year he entered the novitiate of the Order of Saint Augustine in St. Louis, Mo.
but spent many years as a missionary in Peru.
White smoke was seen shortly after 6 p.m. local time in the Vatican on Thursday (May 8), signalling that the 133 cardinal electors gathered in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel have elected a new pope, according to Vatican News on X.
As soon as the smoke appeared, cheers erupted from outside of the Vatican.
The conclave to elect the 267th pope only began Wednesday.
The white smoke, which comes from a temporary stove in the Sistine Chapel, signals that a pope has been elected. The white smoke goes on for several minutes.
More to come.
