Does the film Conclave help explain how he won? The cardinals were locked in the Sistine Chapel for just over 24 hours before electing the new pope yesterday. Some think the hit film told us what to expect.
First American pope ever is elected
"Viva il Papa": Born Robert Prevost in Chicago in 1955, Leo XIV spent 10 years as a pastor in Peru and is both a Peruvian and an American citizen.