The papal conclave took two days to select Cardinal Roberto Francis Prevost as Pope Leo the 14th.
Church historians say Prevost must have quickly impressed his fellow cardinals during the secretive process. While prevost hails from America, the fact that he spent 20 years in Peru, suggesting the Cardinals saw him as a Pope for the world. The late Pope Francis brought Prevost back to Rome in 2023.
One of the new pope’s brothers says the Holy Father is a lifelong White Sox fan. Chris Coraggio has details.
Here in our area, La Crosse Bishop Gerard Battersby reacted to the news that an American was voted pope. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was voted as the 267th Pope and first ever American to become Pope. Bishop Battersby said “I was completely surprised. I thought the truism that you could never have an American pope-because America’s a superpower.” The Bishop is excited to see the new Pope get to work.
