May 8 (UPI) — Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States has been elected the new pope and has chosen the name Pope Leo XIV.
Pope Leo XIV is the first U.S. pope and the second American pope after Pope Francis, who was from the South American nation of Argentina.
Pope Leo XIV formerly was known as Cardinal Robert Prevost and is a 69-year-old member of the Augustinian religious order, the Chicago Tribune reported.
Pope Leo XIV addressed the crowd that gathered in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City, some of whom waved U.S. flags after learning the new pope is from the United States.
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