On Thursday, Robert Francis Prevost was announced as the first American Pope.
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00:00And we see the internationality, the universality of the Catholic Church. It's a global reality.
00:07And we see that in the crowds in the square.
00:10And this we also saw during the funeral of Francis.
00:14So many people.
00:17Okay, there's movement. Okay.
00:20Here we go.
00:21The white curtain is there behind the glass door. Now the doors are open.
00:25Let me see first.
00:28Here we are.
00:32And he's smiling.
00:37He's smiling. He will give us the announcement. Here we are.
00:41.
00:42.
00:50.
00:56Gaudium magnum, Abemus Papam, Eminentissimum, Acreverendissimum Dominum, Dominum Robertum
01:23Franciscum, Sancte Romane Ecclesiae Cardinalem Prevost, qui sibi nomen imposuit Leonem Decimum Quartum.
01:53So, the Pope is Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who's taken the name of Leo XIV, Pope Leo XIV.
02:05Cardinal Prevost is an American, and he spent most of his ministry in Latin America, in Peru, and also in Paraguay.
02:15And he's an Augustinian father. He was the provincial in Latin America, and then became the Bishop of Chiclayo in Peru.
02:32And he then is also, he became the Superior General of the Augustinian Fathers as well.
02:40He's now the, he's been the Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops.
02:47We see the Cardinal Electors there appearing on the balcony there as well, with this joy and smiles on their face.
02:54A great joy indeed, and, well, more than one of those, if I believe it's what you say, what a great joy.
03:03It's a wonderful joy.
03:05He's from Chicago.
03:06Yes.
03:07Illinois, okay.
03:08An American.
03:09An American.
03:10Yes.
03:11An American. I think that's a historic moment.
03:14Sure.
03:15Truly, truly historic.
03:16And you can see all the corners on the different balconies there.
03:19For our radio listeners, you may not be able to see this, of course, but they're appearing on all the balconies to the left and right of the central balcony there.
03:28All of them clearly standing out with their red vestments and smiles, and...
03:34Waiting to, again, for all of us to greet this new post as well.
03:37To greet a new post.
03:39Which now we know his name.
03:40Cardinal Robert Francis Provost Augustinian.
03:45Amazing.
03:46And has served as prefect of our pastor for bishops.
03:50A native of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States.
03:55Well, and so as we said before, you know, you saw all the flags and everything out in the square, and now all the Americans are holding their flags.
04:07Indeed.
04:08It's a historic moment.
04:09Who would have imagined?
04:10I'm sure.
04:11Because he spent most of his ministry in prayer.
04:13Yeah, and that's a special thing, you know, so he has a connection with multiple...
04:16His missionary experience.
04:17Exactly.
04:18And his continuation of evangelization mission of the church.
04:24The priority, yeah.
04:25So, you can see still the little pockets of red where all the cardinals are standing on the balconies.
04:34From our Vadi drone footage, you know, and seeing it from above there.
04:40It's a unique view perched above in front of the facade and looking down at them as they're on the balconies there.
04:50Awaiting now as the new pope, as we mentioned there, Cardinal Robert Francis Provost.
04:57And Pope Leo XIV.
05:00Pope Leo XIV.
05:02Pope Leo XIV.
05:03Pope Leo XIV.