papal conclave 2025 live us cardinal robert prevost elected new pope takes name pope leo xiv n18g

Cardinal Robert Prevost Made his first public appearance as the new pope on Thursday evening, stepping onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica shortly after white smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel — the traditional signal that a new pope has been elected.He succeeds Pope Francis who passed away recently. Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV. The first American pope, brings both missionary roots and deep Vatican experience with him. #robertprevost #newpope #papalconclave2025 #sistinechapel #vaticannewpope #romenewpope #whitesmoke #cnbctv18 #cnbctv18digital n18oc_world