LIVE: Robert Prevost named Pope Leo XIV

Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary renowned for his work in Peru, has made history by becoming the first American pope in the Catholic Church’s 2,000-year history. At 69, Prevost has taken the name Pope Leo XIV and now leads the Vatican’s influential office of bishops.

The announcement came as white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney at 6:07 p.m. local time on Thursday, marking the election of the new pontiff.

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