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Conclave Elects Pope Leo XIV

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Francis Prevost, arrives on the main central loggia balcony of St. Peter's Basilica for the first time after the cardinals end the conclave in The Vatican, on May 8, 2025. Robert Francis Prevost is elected the first pope from the United States, the Vatican announces. A moderate who is close to Pope Francis and spends years as a missionary in Peru, he becomes the Catholic Church's 267th pontiff, taking the papal name Leo XIV. St. Peter's Square, Vatican City, on May 8, 2025. (Photo by Andrea Mancini/NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#12345989
Date Taken	8 May 2025
Location	N/A
Photographer	Andrea Mancini/NurPhoto
Category	Religion and Belief
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Andrea Mancini/NurPhoto

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