The Catholic Church has a new pope, after the conclave coming to a decision after 24 hours.
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States has been elected as the 267th pope after Pope Francis died last month at the age of 88.
The 69-year-old Chicago native is the first American pope and will now go by Pope Leo XIV.
He is a leader with Global experience, he has spent much of his career as a missionary in South America and most recently led a powerful Vatican office for bishop appointments around the world.
He first started as a missionary in in Peru, before becoming an archbishop, having also acquired Peruvian citizenship in 2015.
It was gathered that, the late pope Francis had watched him for years, appointing him to lead the Diocese of Chiclayo, Pere, in 2014. He served there until 2023, when Pope Francis brought him to Rome for his current position.
Before becoming pope, he served as the prior general – the leader – of the Order of St. Augustine, a religious community of mendicant friars founded in the 13th century and devoted to poverty, service, and evangelization.
The Order’s principles and mission are rooted in the teachings of St. Augustine of Hippo, a fifth-century figure regarded as one of early Christianity’s greatest theological and spiritual minds.
More grease to his elbow!