The moment U.S. Cardinal Robert Prevost is introduced as Pope Leo XIV
The papal conclave elected U.S. Cardinal Robert Prevost as the successor to Pope Francis.
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The papal conclave elected U.S. Cardinal Robert Prevost as the successor to Pope Francis.
The cardinal electors of the Catholic Church elected an American from among their own ranks on Thursday to serve as the new pope. Hear his first remarks as pontiff.
Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected and accepted his fate as the next Bishop of Rome, leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. Prevost chose Leo XIV as his papal name.
