Robert Francis Prevost Becomes Pope Leo XIV

The American Robert Francis Prevost, 69, became on Thursday the first pope from the United States in history, under the name Leo XIV, and appeared before a jubilant crowd in St.

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Par AFP
08 May 2025 | Lecture : 3 min.

The American Robert Francis Prevost, 69, became on Thursday the first pope from the United States in history, under the name Leo XIV, and appeared before a jubilant crowd in St. Peter's Square.

It was the "protodeacon" cardinal, the Frenchman Dominique Mamberti, who pronounced the famous phrase "Habemus papam" ("We have a pope") and introduced the successor to Francis, who passed away on April 21 at the age of 88.

Shortly after, Leo XIV addressed the more than 1.4 billion Catholics: "

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