As Cardinal Robert Prevost settles into his role as Pope, what can we expect in the next few days and what urged the other cardinals to choose their first US pontiff?
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV (centre) leaves after concelebrating mass with cardinals inside the Sistine Chapel. Photo: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV said yesterday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing, as he celebrated his first mass.
Details began to emerge yesterday of how votes quickly coalesced to make him history’s first American Pope.
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