On Thursday 8 May white smoke from the chimney stack above the Sistine Chapel heralded the election of a new pope. Cardinal Robert Prevost is to be the new pontiff, taking the name Pope Leo XIV.
An American by birth, he is an Augustinian who has worked extensively in South America.
Bishop Alan has welcomed the decision, saying: ‘We pray for His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, for the Church and the world.’
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