A Prayerful Salutation to the New Holy Father: Pope Leo XIV I wholeheartedly congratulate His Holiness, Pope Leo XIV, on his election as the Supreme Pontiff and spiritual leader of over 1.3 billion Catholics worldwide. His emergence at this critical time in the life of the Church and the world is a profound blessing –
Habemus Papam : Leo XIV is the New Pope
The Cardinals gathered in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel have elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the 267th Pope, who took the name Pope Leo XIV. His Eminence Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A., an American from Chicago, now elected Pope Leo XIV—the first Pope from the United States. Pray for him as he begins his ministry