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Cardinal Robert Prevost under the name of Leo XIV declared Supreme Pontiff, succeeding Pope Francis

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08-05-2025 | 13:19

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Cardinal Robert Prevost under the name of Leo XIV declared Supreme Pontiff, succeeding Pope Francis

On the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, senior cardinal deacon, Dominique Mamberti, announced Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new pontiff.

Cardinal Mamberti proclaimed "Habemus papam," a Latin phrase meaning, "We have a Pope."

The new pope took the name of Leo XIV, the first American pontiff in history.

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