The Vatican says that Robert Prevost of America has been elected as the new Pope following a two-day papal election.
Accordingly, he has been named Pope Leo XIV. Pope Leo, 69, is the 267th pope in the world.
He also made history as the first pope elected from the Americas. Pope Leo XIV will lead the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. The new pope was chosen following the ascension of His Holiness Pope Francis.