After only four votes by the 133 Cardinal electors in the Conclave, U.S. Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the new Pope, the 267th successor of St Peter. His Papal name will be Leo XIV.

Pope Leo XIV becomes the first American Pope in history.

The Archdiocese of Malta said that, “we rejoice with the Catholic Church spread throughout the world for the appointment of Cardinal Robert Prevost, who is from Chicago in the United States and is 69 years old, and from today took the name of Pope Leo XIV.”

This chosen name sheds light on the direction in which he will be accompanying the Christian community in the footsteps of Saint Leo the Great on a single journey towards the Lord Jesus, said the Archdiocese.

The Archdiocese stated, “we ask the Holy Spirit to enlighten the successor of Saint Peter so that he may continue to bring the love of Christ forward among all humanity.”

Photo: Archdiocese of Malta

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