PHOTO GALLERY: The world reacts to new pope
Andrea Gallardo, 20, from Texas, wears an American flag after Pope Leo XIV appeared on the balcony of St Peter's Basilica following his election, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Paolo Santalucia)
A patron eats lunch as live coverage of the newly elected Pope Leo XIV from St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican is on televisions at Ron's Roost Chicken Restaurant, Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Members of the faithful pray during midday services at St. Matthew's Cathedral on Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Washington, after white smoke emanated from a chimney at the Vatican where 133 cardinals are gathering on the second day of a conclave to elect a successor to late Pope Francis. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
People kneel in prayer at Madonna della Strada Chapel at Loyola University Chicago shortly before Chicago-born Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost was announced as Pope Leo XIV, Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Crowds wait for the announcement of Pope Leo XIV's election, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Members of the faithful pray during midday services at St. Matthew's Cathedral on Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Washington, after white smoke emanated from a chimney at the Vatican where 133 cardinals are gathering on the second day of a conclave to elect a successor to late Pope Francis. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
A screen at the subway displays a picture of newly elected Pope Leo XIV in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
An American flag is waved following the election of Pope Leo XIV, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Trader Bob Hannan watches a television screen on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange as newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears at the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Crowds wait for Pope Leo XIV to appear on the balcony of St Peter's Basilica after his election, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
An image of the newly elected Pope Leo XIV fills a screen during Mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City, after his election, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Clerics wave US flags during the speech of the newly elected Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Students from St. Michael's Catholic School watch as Pope Leo XIV addresses the crowd at the Vatican on Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Brattleboro, Vt. (Kristopher Radder/The Brattleboro Reformer via AP)
A man waves a Peruvian flag in front of the Cathedral after Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the new pope taking the name Leo XIV, in Lima, Peru, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Cesar Zamalloa)
Pope Leo XIV appears on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica after being chosen the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Patrons watch live coverage of the newly elected Pope Leo XIV from St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican while having lunch at Ron's Roost Chicken Restaurant, Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Andrea Gallardo, 20, from Texas, wears an American flag after Pope Leo XIV appeared on the balcony of St Peter's Basilica following his election, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Paolo Santalucia)
A patron eats lunch as live coverage of the newly elected Pope Leo XIV from St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican is on televisions at Ron's Roost Chicken Restaurant, Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Members of the faithful pray during midday services at St. Matthew's Cathedral on Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Washington, after white smoke emanated from a chimney at the Vatican where 133 cardinals are gathering on the second day of a conclave to elect a successor to late Pope Francis. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
People kneel in prayer at Madonna della Strada Chapel at Loyola University Chicago shortly before Chicago-born Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost was announced as Pope Leo XIV, Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Crowds wait for the announcement of Pope Leo XIV's election, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Members of the faithful pray during midday services at St. Matthew's Cathedral on Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Washington, after white smoke emanated from a chimney at the Vatican where 133 cardinals are gathering on the second day of a conclave to elect a successor to late Pope Francis. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
A screen at the subway displays a picture of newly elected Pope Leo XIV in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
An American flag is waved following the election of Pope Leo XIV, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Trader Bob Hannan watches a television screen on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange as newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears at the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Crowds wait for Pope Leo XIV to appear on the balcony of St Peter's Basilica after his election, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
An image of the newly elected Pope Leo XIV fills a screen during Mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City, after his election, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Clerics wave US flags during the speech of the newly elected Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Students from St. Michael's Catholic School watch as Pope Leo XIV addresses the crowd at the Vatican on Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Brattleboro, Vt. (Kristopher Radder/The Brattleboro Reformer via AP)
A man waves a Peruvian flag in front of the Cathedral after Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the new pope taking the name Leo XIV, in Lima, Peru, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Cesar Zamalloa)
Pope Leo XIV appears on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica after being chosen the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Patrons watch live coverage of the newly elected Pope Leo XIV from St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican while having lunch at Ron's Roost Chicken Restaurant, Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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From the St. Peter’s Basilica to his native Chicago to his diocese of Chiclayo, Peru, Catholic faithful around the world greeted the election of Robert Prevost as the new pope. Prevost, a 69-year-old member of the Augustinian religious order, took the name Leo XIV. Peruvians, in particular, were elated by the selection of a Catholic cardinal who spent years guiding the faithful there and they saw as one of their own.
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