Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States has been elected the 267th pope and is expected to soon appear on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica as the new leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.

Prevost, 69, hailing from Chicago, Illinois, becomes the first-ever pope from the United States. He will be known as Pope Leo XIV, according to reports from CNN relayed by Insajderi.