who is the new pope 2025 catholic

The new pope elected in 2025 is Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who has taken the papal name Pope Leo XIV. He is the first American-born pope and was elected on May 8, 2025, after a conclave of 133 cardinals representing 70 countries. Pope Leo XIV made his first public remarks from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, calling for peace and honoring the legacy of the late Pope Francis