Cardinal Robert Francis emerges new Catholic pope
Robert Francis emerged as the new Catholic pontiff on Thursday, the second day of the conclave.
He took the name Pope Leo XIV. He is the first American to be the Catholic pope.
Pope Leo XIV’s emergence was signalled by white smoke pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Thursday evening.
“This is the first greeting of the resurrected Christ, the good shepherd who has given up his life for God,” Pope Leo XIV said in his first address. “And I should also like this greeting of peace to enter our hearts and our families.”
The new pontiff paid tribute to his late predecessor, Pope Francis, who passed away on Easter Monday.
Pope Leo XIV polled the required two-thirds majority of votes in the election of the 267th pope, which commenced on Wednesday, featuring 133 cardinals from across the globe as electors. This followed the burial of Pope Francis, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who passed on Easter Monday aged 88.
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
Health
NACA seeks sustainable financing to safeguard Nigeria’s HIV response
The NACA boss acknowledged the progress Nigeria had made over the last two decades.
Hot news Home top
Police arrest Osun SSG, five others over alleged vote buying, recover voter register, N4.8 million
Mr Ojelabi said that the exhibits were currently in police custody.
Heading 3
FG urges South-South cooperatives to invest in proposed bank, digital platforms
The minister explained that the digital platform would improve transparency.
Heading 5
Police nab suspected robber in Lagos
Lagos police boss commended the operatives for their vigilance and professionalism.
Lagos
Lagos flags off skills training for youths in Agege
He said the programme covered youths aged 14 to 30 years.
Faith
Shettima lauds NAHCON, stakeholders for successful 2026 Hajj exercise
He said the performance recorded during the 2026 Hajj exercise should serve as the benchmark for future operations.
