Cardinal Robert Francis Provost, from Chicago, United
States of America, has been elected the new Pope to succeed the late and
recently buried Pope Francis.
He emerged as the new and 267th Pope following
election by 133 cardinals locked inside the Sistine Chapel on the second day of
their conclave.
The election by the cardinals was a process in search
for successor of the late and recently buried Pope Francis.
The new pontiff has taken the name Leo XIV
and will be the first American Pope in history.
His predecessor Pope Francis, birth name Jorge Maria
Bergoglio, appointed 80 percent of the cardinals who voted to elect one of them
as the next pope.
Most of Bergoglio’s appointees are younger and more
racially and geographically diverse than the men they replaced, and many appear
to be far more progressive than he was.
At around 6:15 p.m. local time in Rome, white smoke
emitted from the Sistine Chapel, meaning that a new pope has been elected. In
order to win the conclave, the new pope needed to get 89 percent of the vote
from 133 cardinals.
Traditionally, the pope is revealed when a top
cardinal emerges on the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica and says, “Habemus
papam!,” Latin for “We have a pope!”
The new pope’s birth name is then read in Latin and
their papal name is revealed. They will then make their first appearance as
pope.
Pope Francis died on April 21 at 88 years old. He was
the first Latin American leader of the Catholic Church, and during his 12 years
as pope, tried to position the institution to become more inclusive.
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