19:32 (17:32)⇢American Cardinal Prevost Elected Pope Leo XIV
⌨The newspapers unanimously report on the election of a new pope. US Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been chosen as the successor to Pope Francis in the fourth round of voting at the Vatican conclave (Bild, FAZ, FR, Junge Freiheit, RP Online, Stuttgarter Zeitung, Sueddeutsche, TAZ, Tagesspiegel, Welt, Zeit, merkur.de). The 69-year-old American has taken the papal name Leo XIV, becoming the first US pope in history. The announcement was met with jubilation from faithful gathered at St. Peter's Square. One news source (Spiegel) notes that a pope's name choice can be politically significant.