Head of Catholic Church chosen: First American pope takes name Pope Leo XIV

Cardinals at the Vatican have elected Cardinal Robert Prevost as the next Pope after a two-day conclave. The new leader of the Roman Catholic Church will be known as Leo the 14th or Leo XIV. 69-year-old Prevost is the first American to lead the papacy in 2,000 years of the church's history. Al Jazeera’s Hoda Abdel-Hamid joins us live from Vatican City. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #LeoXIV #PopeLeoXIV #AmericanPope #RobertPrevost #PapalConclave #Vatican #NewPope #CatholicChurch #PopeElection #VaticanNews #AlJazeeraEnglish