The 2025 papal conclave at the Vatican ended with the election of American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. Here's what to know about him.

The new pope took the name of Leo XIV, which could be an indication of the legacy he hopes to leave. It’s a pretty clear shout-out to Leo XIII, the late 19th-century pontiff whose encyclicals laid out a template for a distinctively Catholic social-justice doctrine that opened the Church to more active participation in democratic politics and governance and efforts to improve conditions for workers.