The new pope was elected by the American Cardinal Robert Prev

He accepted the name of Leo XIV

The Conclave chose the new Pope, it became the American cardinal Robert Prevo. This was reported in the Vatican.

Preter accepted the name of Leo XIV. As CNN notes , he was the first pontiff from the USA in history.

“Peace to you all. This is the first greeting of the Risen Christ, a good shepherd who gave his life for God. And I would like this greeting the world to enter our hearts and our families, ”he turned to the people gathered in St. Peter Square.

Prevor 69 years old, he was born in Chicago. For about ten years he worked in the Peruvian Trujillo, and then was appointed Bishop of Chiklayo. There he served from 2014 to 2023. Preter has a passport of a citizen of Peru.

In 2023, Prefect became the prefect of the diplomatic dicasturia in the affairs of the bishops.

The cardinals took part in the vote for two days, dad was chosen on the fourth attempt. To become a new pontiff, you need to get at least 89 votes (two -thirds of the total number of voting).

On the evening of May 7, black smoke came out of the pipe of the Sistine Chapel - this means that none of the candidates could enlist the voices of most cardinals. The vote lasted more than three hours, 133 cardinals participated in it.

On the afternoon of May 8, the second and third voting round took place - not one of the candidates also received the support of two -thirds of all cardinals.

The 88-year-old Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergolo) died on Easter Monday April 21 in his residence in the Vatican, in Casa Santa Mart. He was hospitalized on February 14 with bronchitis. Later he was diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia. Doctors said that the life of Pontiff was in danger twice, but later his condition stabilized. At the end of March, Pope Francis was discharged from the hospital, and for the first time in five weeks he appeared in public.

The funeral took place on April 26. The coffin was put on the square in front of St. Peter's Council, then the funeral rite under the leadership of Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re was passed. After that, the procession began with the coffin of Pope Francis from St. Peter Square to Basilica Santa Maria-Majore, where he was buried. About 200 thousand people came to the funeral. Among the guests were the presidents of the United States, France, Argentina, Brazil, Ukraine, Prime Ministers of Great Britain, Italy, Chancellor of Germany and others.

The burial itself took place in the presence of a narrow circle of people, including several cardinals.

In his will, Pontiff asked to bury himself in a simple tomb without special jewelry.