White smoke filled the air over the Vatican as it was announced American Cardinal Robert Prevost is the new pope: Pope Leo, the first American pope.
News of the Cardinal Prevost’s now serving as Pope Leo came a week after US President Donald Trump purportedly shared an image of himself sitting as the first American pope.
Habemus Papum
White smoke ascended from Saint Peter’s Basilica today to confirm the 133 cardinals inside had reached the necessary two thirds majority to select a new pope.
Cardinal Robert Francis Provost is known to be a ‘very down-to-Earth’ man. Pope Leo XIV, who follows the legacy of Pope Francis, expressed the need of building bridges and welcoming in his message of peace to the world .
