Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago Becomes First American Pope, Choses the Name Leo XIV

"Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago was chosen by the College of Cardinals to be the

new pope of the Catholic Church, making him the first American pope in the Church’s 2,000-year history. The Chicago native chose the papal name Leo XIV. White smoke appeared above the Sistine Chapel at approximately 6:08 p.m. Rome time, followed by the chiming of the Vatican’s bells." Breitbart