Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been elected as the new pope, taking the name Pope Leo XIV. As the announcement was made, ...

Pope Leo XIV made history as the first American pontiff, leaving some experts both “surprised and excited” about his papacy.

Aside from Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, who has been dubbed the “Asian Francis”, the other contender is Cardinal Pablo Virgilio “Ambo” David, who is viewed as a “dark horse”.