Conclave updates: Cardinal Robert Prevost named Pope Leo XIV

These were the updates from Thursday, May 8, 2025.

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States, appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, May 8, 2025. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States, appears on the balcony of St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, on May 8, 2025 [Stoyan Nenov/Reuters]
By Nils Adler and Joseph Stepansky
Published On 8 May 2025

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