Pope Leo XIV designation is against all odds | Photo: National Catholic Registration
Habemus Papam! It’s Robert Francis Prebble! For the first time, we have the American Pope in the two,000 years of history of the Catholic Church. His Pope’s name is Pope Leo XIV. As a missionary, the 69-year-old Prevost spent his career in Peru, leading the powerful bishop’s office in the Vatican.
His profile: For all possibilities, and against the Vatican tradition that has long lined up the ideas of the American pope, we have it now, and he is not an outsider of the higher ranks of power. A Chicago-born Vatican product, Cardinal Robert Prebust, may be the most globally savvy pope for many years.
Francis made him a cardinal in 2023, and didn’t stop there. He also gave him a seat in Dicaster for the bishop, the remains of the Elite Vatican, who handmade bishops around the world. That’s not a post you accidentally got. It is one of the behind-the-scenes roles to tell you who really has the Pope’s ears. But Prevost is not all red robes or Roman corridors. He has spent years in hospitalization work in Peru, to be precise. There, he not only preached a sermon, but also ran the bishop at Chiclayo. Far from the Vatican’s echo chamber, its real-world experience can usually be a temperament to the hardliners who messed up the ideas of the US pope.
Yes, he comes from a country that is often powerful and too secular, seen as too big for Vatican preferences. But prevost? He is quietly building bridges and now has the keys to the most powerful pulpit on the planet.
The bells ring in St. Peter’s Square, thousands of pilgrims, tourists and curious Romans observe the iconic white smoke that blew into the sky above the Vatican, indicating that 133 isolated cardinals voted a two-thirds (88 votes) majority to lead the world to Catholicism. The new Pope’s name had not yet been officially revealed, but the world stood waiting for him to be revealed.
Dominique Manberty of the French cardiac protodeacon is expected to present a new pope to the world with the historic phrase “Havemus Papam!” In other words, unless he is the elected person!
“Viva Il Papa!” The crowd can hear screaming
The wealthy people in St. Peter’s Square were eagerly waiting for the new Pope, who appeared on the balcony above, to greet the pilgrims. Tens of thousands of flags were waving, yelling their hands and cheers, hoping to learn who the new Catholic leader was.
Traditionally, it happens about 30-60 minutes after the signal. His Pope’s name was then announced, and the crowd cheered, and his name, Pope Robert, was heard all over the world within seconds of his release. He was then expected to speak briefly on the balcony and pray. His official cor crown will take place a few days after his election. The last two Popes are founded in St. Peter’s Square.
Pope Francis died after a Monday Easter stroke at age 88, leaving behind a church that existed in the division. The next Pope’s first challenge is to unite the church. Priorities that all cardinals agree on are essential to address immediately.
Which Cardinals were the main candidates?
Although there are never official candidates for the Pope, they possess the traits necessary to become a part of the Cardinals considered “Papaville” or to become a Pope. Some names include Conclave, Lewis Tagle, a conservative cardinal native to Congo, and Pietro Parolin, a potentially decades-old Italian called Piebatista Pizzabara.
Celebrations begin ahead of revealing the name of the important new pope
