WELCOME: Our New Pope Leo XIV

May 20, 2025 by Saint Julia Parish

Chicago native Cardinal Prevost elected pope, takes name Leo XIV

Photo: Pope Leo XIV, the former Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, waves to the crowds in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican after his election as pope May 8, 2025.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the Chicago-born prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under Pope Francis, was elected the 267th pope May 8 and took the name Pope Leo XIV.

He is the first North American to be elected pope and, before the conclave, was the U.S. cardinal most mentioned as a potential successor of St. Peter. READ THE ARTICLE.

White smoke billows from Sistine Chapel chimney — (left): White smoke billows from the chimney of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel May 8, 2025, indicating a new pope has been elected. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Pope Leo XIV calls on priesthood to show humility in first Mass as pontiff

(left): White smoke billows from the chimney of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel May 8, 2025, indicating a new pope has been elected. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Pope Leo XIV calls on priesthood to show humility in first Mass as pontiff

READ the CNN article: https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/pope-leo-xiv-mass-sistine-05-09-25-intl

(above): Pope Leo XIV leaves after concelebrating Mass with the College of Cardinals inside the Sistine Chapel on Friday.

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