A repeat election by the cardinals has produced the new Pope: Cardinal Robert Prevost.
He is the first American Pope elected and has chosen the name LEO XIV
Prevost is a U.S. citizen and native of Chicago, and the first American pontiff in history.
He has taken the name Pope Leo XIV.
The conclave, which voted for a new leader after Pope Francis’s passing, chose Prevost on the second day of deliberations.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 69-year-old was elected pope at the Vatican City, Italy, on Thursday.
The pope has made his first address amidst a cheering crowd.
