This is the moment Cardinal Robert Prevost was revealed as the brand new pope.
Pope Leo XIV is the primary American pope within the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church.
Crowds erupted as he appeared on the balcony overlooking St Peter’s Square, and the announcement in Latin of “Habemus Papam” – meaning “we have now a Pope” – was made soon after white smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Thursday.
Some 133 cardinals entered the chapel on Wednesday, with the key conclave meeting getting underway behind closed doors.
It took the cardinals only around 24 hours to elect their recent leader.
