Robert Prevost has been elected as the new Pope. He will be known as Pope Leo XIV – the first American pontiff to be elected leader of the Catholic Church
Prevost, 69, is greeted with huge cheers from thousands gathered in St Peter’s Square
“May peace be with all of you,” he says from the Vatican balcony
Chicago-born Prevost is seen as a reformer and worked for many years as a missionary in Peru before being made an archbishop there.
Donald Trump has congratulated the new Pope – the first American pontiff – describing it as an “honour” for the country.
