Cardinal Prevost from the United States elected as the new Pope of the Roman Catholic Church

PANews, May 9 - According to Xinhua, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost from the United States was elected as the 267th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church in the papal election in Rome, named Leo XIV. Prevost was born on September 14, 1955, and became a cardinal in 2023. The College of Cardinals, consisting of 133 cardinals, began the secret voting for the new pope on the 7th. The former pope, Francis, passed away due to illness on April 21 of this year.

U.S. President Trump congratulates Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on his appointment as pope, calling him the first American pope, and looks forward to meeting with Pope Leo XIV.