Cardinal Robert Prevost made his first public look as Pope on Thursday night, moments after the standard white smoke signalled that the conclave of cardinals had reached a call. He stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica and greeted tens of 1000’s gathered in St. Peter’s Sq. with the phrases, “Peace be with you.” He succeeds Pope Francis, who handed away lately. Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, is the primary American in historical past to steer the Roman Catholic Church. He addressed the group in Italian and Spanish, emphasising peace and dialogue “with out concern.” The 69-year-old stated he was an Augustinian, a Christian and a bishop, “so we are able to all stroll collectively.” Who’s Cardinal Robert Prevost? Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was born in Chicago, Illinois, and ordained as a priest in 1982, in accordance with New York Instances. He has spent most of his grownup life exterior the US.A member of the Augustinian order, he earned a doctorate in canon legislation from the Pontifical College of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome and served for practically 20 years in Peru, the place he turned a bishop and was later naturalised as a Peruvian citizen. Prevost has held key roles within the Catholic Church’s world operations, together with as head of the Vatican workplace that oversees the appointment and administration of bishops. His expertise ranges from missionary work in Peru to main his spiritual order internationally. He speaks English, Spanish and Italian fluently.
