Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, was chosen as the 267th Pope elected by 133 cardinals locked inside the Sistine Chapel on the second day of their conclave - a process that has been in the cultural zeitgeist recently due to the Oscar-nominated movie of the same name starring Ralph Fiennes.

White smoke finally billowed from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday afternoon, signaling to the world that the papal conclave has chosen a new pope to succeed Pope Francis, who died last month.

On May 8, on the second day of the conclave, the faithful heard these words once again. The College of Cardinals has elected a new pope: 69-year-old Cardinal Robert Prevost from the United States, who has taken the name Leo XIV.