Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago was elected the 267th pope on May 8, 2025, taking the name Pope Leo XIV.

Leo XIV is the first pope from the Order of Saint Augustine and the second pope from the Americas (after Pope Francis), and the 267th overall pope.

Prevost's regnal name was chosen in honor of Pope Leo XIII (1878–1903), whose encyclical Rerum novarum established modern Catholic social teaching and promoted labor rights.

Let us pray for Pope Leo XIV and for the Church throughout the world. As the Holy Father desires, may our world be filled with the peace of Christ, may everyone recognize that God loves us all, and may the world be open to the gentle guidance of Our Lady as we traverse the pathway to Heaven!