Cardinal Robert Prevost from the United States was elected the 267th Catholic Pope in the papal election on the 8th, known as Leo XIV. Prevost was born on September 14, 1955 and was a cardinal in 2023. The 133 cardinals of the Cardinal Conference began a secret vote to elect a new pope on the 7th. The inaugural Pope Francis died of illness on April 21 this year.

Cardinal Robert Prevost from the United States was elected the 267th Catholic Pope in the papal election on the 8th, known as Leo XIV. Prevost was born on September 14, 1955 and was a cardinal in 2023. The 133 cardinals of the Cardinal Conference began a secret vote to elect a new pope on the 7th. The inaugural Pope Francis died of illness on April 21 this year.