Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost addressing the crowd from the main central loggia balcony of the St Peter's Basilica for the first time. Photo: Handout via AFP
Catholics around the world and leaders in the US are welcoming the first American Pope Leo XIV. Donald Trump said he was surprised and that it was a great honour to have an American Pope.
69-year-old cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected on the second day of the conclave.
He has been described as a moderate and most recently held senior roles at the Vatican after spending time as a missionary in Peru.
Kathryn speaks to New Zealand's Cardinal John Dew, part of the conclave who chose Pope Leo, and then Miles Pattenden, an historian of the Catholic Church based at Oxford University.
