08:00 – Pope Leon 14 was elected yesterday at the Vatican
For the first time in its history, the Catholic Church elected an American pope, Robert Francis Prevost, 69, who became Léon XIV Thursday, the first message to the Balcony of the Saint-Pierre Basilica was a “call of peace” to “all peoples” in front of a jar.
05/08/25 – 22:30 – A first mass given Friday at 11:00 am
End of the live. The new Pope Léon XIV will chair a mass with all the cardinals in the Sistine Chapel this Friday, May 9 at 11 a.m. The announcement was made to the press this Thursday evening by the representative of the Vatican to the press, Matteo Bruni, learned the Italian daily La Repubblica this Thursday evening.
08/05/25 – 22:25 – Louis Marius Prevost, the French father of the new pope
Robert Francis Prévost has a French ancestry, which undoubtedly explains his surname. His father, Louis Marius Prevost, is of French and Italian origin. His mother, Mildred Martínez, is of Spanish origin. The new pope has two brothers, Louis Martín and John Joseph.
05/08/25 – 22:17 – Obama greets the pope “compatriot of Chicago”
Barack Obama praised the election of Léon XIV, the new Pope being from Chicago. “Michelle and I congratulate our compatriot of Chicago, his holiness Pope Leo XIV. It is a historic day for the United States, and we will pray for him when he begins the sacred task of directing the Catholic Church and showing the example of so many people, all confessions combined,” said the former American president in a message published on X.
08/05/25 – 9:59 pm – Leon XIII had a particularly long pontificate
Robert Francis Prevost therefore chose the name of Léon and becomes Léon XIV. It had been almost 150 years that it had not chosen this surname. His predecessor, Leon XIII therefore, was Italian. Cardinal Romain Vincenzo Giocchino Pecci had been elected Pope in 1878. Above all, his pontificate had lasted 25 years until his death in 1903. One of the longest pontiffs in history after Pius IX (31 years and Jean-Paul II (27 years old), recalls this Thursday the cross.
05/08/25 – 21:38 – The Italian president’s message to the new pope
The President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella also sent a message to the new Pope. “At this historic moment, where a large part of the world is devastated by inhuman conflicts where it is above all the innocent people who undergo the hardest consequences of such barbarism, I want to ensure you the commitment of the Italian Republic to maintain ever more solid relations with the Holy See in order to continue to promote a vision of the world and coexistence between peoples founded on peace, dignity and freedom of all, “he wrote in particular.
05/08/25 – 20:45 – Emmanuel Macron’s message to the new pope
“Historical moment for the Catholic Church and its millions of faithful. To Pope Leo XIV, to all Catholics in France and the world, I send a fraternal message. On May 8, that this new pontificate is carrying peace and hope,” wrote the President of the Republic in a message published on his account X (ex-Twitter).
-08/05/25 – 20:43 – French origins for the new pope
It is a very open pope in the world that was elected this Thursday, May 8. It is therefore the first American pope in history. The sovereign pontiff was born in Chicago in 1955 of a mother of Italian origin and a father of French origin. Archbishop of Chicago, a city where he was born, he also studied in Rome before being a missionary in Peru.
08/05/25 – 20:27 – The first appearance of Pope Leo XIV and his speech to live in video
After the announcement “Habemus Papam”, Robert Francis Prevost, who became Léon XIV, appeared at the Balcony of the Saint-Pierre Basilica in front of the stride gathered on the famous square. It was around 7:30 p.m. this Thursday, May 8 for a moment in history: the first speech of the new Pope.
05/08/25 – 20:24 – Relive the announcement of the new pope in video: “Habemus papam”
About an hour after the white smoke appeared from the chapel of the Sistine Chapel, the French Dominique Mamberti delivered around 7:10 pm the famous expected message “Habemus Papam”. Relive the moment on video:
05/08/25 – 20:20 – The biography of the new Pope Leon XIV
To know everything about the new pope, his career and the line he could give to his pontificate, the editorial staff returned to the life of Robert Francis Prevost, who became this Thursday, May 8, 2025 Léon XIV, 267th Pontiff of history.
05/08/25 – 20:13 – A “moderate” pope according to observers
By choosing Robert Francis Prevost, who became Léon XIV, the cardinals united in conclave have obviously made the choice of a man of synthesis, classified in a moderate current according to the latest projections and predictions of the last days. Fine connoisseur of the cogs of the Vatican, it is a relative of the Pope Francis. Italian media recall that it had been placed by Françoi at the head of the ministry responsible for the appointments of bishops, an extremely important position. It would therefore be a choice of continuity compared to the Pontificate of François. The American, who became a cardinal in only 2023, is however perceived as a more moderate man than Pope Francis.
05/08/25 – 20:09 – The 4th non -Italian Pope immediately
A sign of a certain opening, the new pope therefore does not come from Europe and succeeds a sovereign South American pontiff, François being from Argentina. This time, the Pope is American, coming from Chicago where he was born in 1955 before leaving in Peru in 2014 to take the head of the Diocese of Chiclayo. Léon XIV is above all the fourth sovereign pontiff non-Italian immediately after the Polish Jean-Paul II (1978-2005), the German Benoît XVI (2005-2013) and the Argentinian François (2013-2025).
