Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected as the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church — and his papal name is Pope Leo XIV

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been elected as the 267th pope of the Catholic Church, taking the name Pope Leo XIV White smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on May 8, signaling that the College of Cardinals had chosen a successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.

The Catholic Church has ushered in a new era following the election of a new pope, X, who was announced to the world from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica.