From the US to Costa Rica to St Peter’s Square, people cheered the election of Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV
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Main image: Members of the clergy react upon seeing the newly elected Pope Leo XIV, at the Vatican on Thursday. Photograph: Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty ImagesThu 8 May 2025 22.03 CEST Last modified on Thu 8 May 2025 22.27 CEST