Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, age 69, has been elected as pope. Born in Chicago, he is the first American-born man to serve in this role, and the first for whom English is his native language. An Augustinian, Prevost has chosen the name Pope Leo XIV. Pope Leo the 13th was the first pope in the 20th century.

Per Wikipedia, Prevost served as prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops and president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America since 2023. He previously served as Bishop of Chiclayo in Peru from 2015 to 2023 and was prior general of the Order of Saint Augustine from 2001 to 2013. In 2015 Cardinal Prevost became a naturalized citizen of Peru as confirmed by Peru’s National Civil Registry. He was made a cardinal in 2023.

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