Local Catholic organizations on the Coast expressed joy and shock as they learned Pope Leo XIV is the first Pope from the United States.
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Father Brian Lewis, Pastor of St. Jude's The Apostle Church in Lewes, stood outside of the church, his eyes fixed on his phone as he watched the moment Catholics worldwide had waited, the introduction of a new pope.
After two days of voting, the nearly 130 voting cardinals in Vatican City have elected a new pope. The new leader of the Catholic Church is Robert Prevost. According to the Associated Press, he is the first American pope in history.
White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church.
Pope Francis died Monday morning, Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, announced.