The still-open wounds from decades of clerical sexual abuse, along with the growing power of far-right Catholics in Trump’s Washington, will shape relations between Robert Prevost’s Vatican and his home country
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith investigated the allegations before the conclave and concluded that they were without merit
Robert Francis Prevost, 69, an Augustinian and former bishop in Peru, represents the triumph of continuity — but with the added assurance of strong governance and doctrinal solidity
The general congregations have outlined a set of pressing issues including sexual doctrine, shared governance, and the Church’s foreign policy
The conclave has elected the pontiff after four votes
The Supreme Pontiff was born in Chicago but has spent 40 years in Peru
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, from the United States, has become the 267th pontiff of the Catholic Church