Robert Francis Prevost has been named as the new pope after a two-day conclave in the Vatican.
He was unveiled as the successor to the late Pope Francis in front of an excited crowd in St Peter's Square on Thursday evening.
Cardinal Prevost, 69, has become the first North American pope and will be known as Pope Leo XIV.
He is seen as a reformer in the footsteps of Pope Francis and was part of one of the late pontiff’s biggest reforms in Rome - adding three women to the voting bloc that decides on bishop nominations to go before the pope.
The new pope was chosen in the ancient conclave process, which has remained unchanged for 1,000 years and saw 133 cardinals take place in multiple rounds of voting until a clear winner emerged.
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