Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected pope on May 8, 2025, and took the pontifical name of "Pope Leo XIV."
His election was announced by Cardinal Dominique Mamberti, the Cardinal Proto-Deacon, at 7:13 p.m. Rome time.
The announcement came a little more than an hour after white smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel at 6:08 p.m. Rome time. Pope Leo XIV was elected on the second day of the 2025 conclave, likely on the fourth ballot.