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American Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the 267th leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, May 8, after a two-day conclave to choose the new pope.
Taking the name Leo XIV, he is the first pontiff from the United States. He also holds Peruvian citizenship after having served as a missionary in Peru for two decades.
The conclave included 133 cardinals who were eligible to participate in a papal election.
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Pope Leo greets faithful at the Vatican
Pope Leo XIV waves to the faithful from the popemobile ahead of his inaugural Mass in Saint Peter’s Square on May 18, 2025. Photos by Reuters
Pope Leo’s motorcade
Pope Leo XIV arrives on the popemobile for his inaugural Mass at the Vatican on May 18, 2025. Photos by Reuters
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Moving back in: Pope Leo expected to live at Vatican’s Apostolic Palace
Pope Leo XIV is expected to live in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace, unlike the late Pope Francis who shunned the palace in favor of a Vatican hotel, according to several Vatican officials.
Details here.
Pope Leo XIV’s first Filipino appointment is new Infanta bishop
Pope Leo XIV made his first Filipino appointment by naming Father Dave Dean Capucao, a Bicolano priest, as the new bishop of the Prelature of Infanta.
Pontifex on Instagram
Pope Leo XIV opens an Instagram account following his election on May 8.
Pope Leo XIV joins X
Pope Leo XIV launches his account on X. In his first post on Wednesday, May 14, he echoes the words of his inaugural speech.
This follows his Instagram debut a day before, on Tuesday, May 13.
Trump wants to speak to Pope Leo XIV, he says in Fox News interview
US President Donald Trump told Fox News in an interview broadcast on Wednesday, May 14, that he would like to speak to Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from the United States.
“He was really a surprise choice,” Trump said in an interview conducted on Monday, May 12, for the network’s Hannity program.
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