Breaking News: Pope Leo XIV Elected as New Leader of the Catholic Church

Vatican City: Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been elected by the 133 Cardinal electors as the 267th successor of Saint Peter. The announcement came after white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel and bells rang across Vatican City, signaling the successful conclusion of the papal conclave.

Pope Leo XIV greeted the world moments ago from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, offering his first Urbi et Orbi blessing as head of the Catholic Church.

White smoke. The 133 Cardinal electors gathered in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel have elected the new Pope. He will appear soon at the central window of St. Peter’s Basilica.” Vatican News