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Habemus Papam

We have a Pope!


Image taken from Vatican News video.

Leo XIV is the new Pope.
The Conclave has elected Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost as the 267th Bishop of Rome and the first American Pope.
Click here to read the announcement from Vatican News.

Watch the Vatican Media Live broadcast (White smoke begins at -2:50:12).