The identity of the new pope has been revealed as US-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who will now be known as Pope Leo XIV.
His election was confirmed on the second day of voting by the 133 cardinal electors convened in the Vatican.
Pope Leo XIV's selection follows the death of Pope Francis, marking a historic moment as Prevost becomes the first American to ascend to the papacy.
His election was announced in traditional fashion through the white smoke rising from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling to the world that a new pontiff had been chosen.
