Robert Francis Prevost becomes Pope Leon XIV

Jane Anderson
Jane Anderson
Robert Francis Prevost becomes Pope Leon XIV

It was at 6:08 p.m. that white white smoke came out of the Sistine Chapel and that a new pope was appointed: Leon XIV.

It only took 4 laps of the cardinals to elect a new pope. At 6:08 p.m., white smoke escapes from the Sistine Chapel announcing the appointment.

If he was not one of the favorites for a long time, Robert Francis Prevost has rally rally the cardinals around him to name him as Pope.

In his first speech, Leon XIV – name he has chosen – calls for “peace” and “creating bridges”, being a church “that welcomes” those who need it. In everyone’s opinion, Leon XIV, “the least American of the Americans, could create a bridge between the continents.