The 2025 papal conclave at the Vatican ended with the election of American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. Here's what to know about him.

As the veil lifts on the secretive proceedings of the papal conclave, a cardinal has offered a rare glimpse into the moment Robert Prevost became Pope Leo XIV. Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the leader of the Catholic Church in England and Wales,

The newly anointed Pope Leo XIV came to the balcony clad in a white cassock topped by a red cape trimmed in ermine and draped in a gold embroidered sash. He clasped his hands in prayer and smiled as the crowds chanted his name, and “ Viva La Papa! ”