The new Pope has come out onto the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica.
Kyiv • UNN
Robert Prevost has been elected as the new Pope Leo XIV. He greeted thousands of people in St. Peter's Square.
Robert Prevost, elected as the new Pope Leo XIV, appeared on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, reports UNN.
He is waving to the thousands of people in the square who are shouting and chanting his name.
Speaking in Italian, the pontiff said that Pope Francis has always been a "courageous and blessed Rome."