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By Owen Matthews | National Geographic
After a relatively short conclave, our reporter was with the crowd in St. Peter’s Square as they got their first glimpse of Pope Leo XIV. Now, Vatican insiders are guessing among themselves how much change to expect.
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By Nate Tinner-Williams | Black Catholic Messenger
The Catholic Church has a new leader, with the Augustinian Cardinal Robert Prevost elected as Pope Leo XIV, his chosen name as bishop of Rome. He is the first North American pope and, according to a prominent genealogist, a pope with African-Creole ancestry.
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As a plume of white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, Rev. Stephen Thorne, priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, was in the middle of a board meeting with the Catholic Mobilizing Network in Washington, D.C. The meeting quickly came to a standstill, though, as people soaked in the news: the College of Cardinals had chosen a successor to the late Pope Francis.
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“Peace be with all of you!” – the first words of Pope Leo XIV. The Conclave has elected Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost as the 267th Bishop of Rome. The new pope was announced to the waiting crowds by Cardinal Protodeacon Dominique Mamberti.
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White smoke has emerged from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, signaling that a new pope has been chosen with a decisive vote by the cardinal electors gathered for the papal conclave. Soon, the crowd in St. Peter’s Square and people around the globe will hear the traditional proclamation, “Habemus papam” — Latin for “We have a pope” — and learn who has been chosen as the 267th pontiff to lead the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.