Vatican: With white smoke emanating from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel late yesterday, the Vatican announced a new leader of the Catholic Church — US-born Cardinal Robert Prevost. Prevost assumed the name Pope Leo XIV, in what experts say signals a commitment to workers and an emphasis on “global Catholicism.”
Pope Leo XIV expressed gratitude to the cardinals who elected him during the two-day conclave. “We can all walk together towards that homeland God has prepared for us,” he said.






