On the second day of the
conclave, Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the first
US-born Pontiff on Thursday, 8 May 2025, to lead
1.4 billion Roman Catholics and will be known as Pope Leo XIV.
He greeted his new followers by saying, “Peace
be with you.” Leo stepped into his role as the 267th
pope on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on Thursday evening, addressing
thousands of cheering Catholics calling for peace and paying tribute
to the late Pope Francis.
Leo, a 69-year-old from Chicago, is a leader with global
experience. He spent much of his career as a missionary in South America and
holds dual citizenship in the US and Peru, where he served as a bishop. He
most recently led a powerful Vatican office for bishop appointments. He is
expected to build on Pope Francis’ reforms.
The Pope’s election prompted an outpouring of
congratulations from world leaders, who expressed eagerness to work with
the Pontiff on global issues. US President Donald Trump called the historic
selection a great honor for the country, the USA.
While Pope Leo XIV made global headlines for
becoming the first American Pope, he is also a citizen of Peru, a country where
he spent a significant part of his career and where his election was celebrated
as the elevation of one of their own.
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