Robert Francis Prevost, 69, Chicago-born, becomes 267th pope as Leo XIV.<\/p>\n
He is believed to share late Pope Francis\u2019 views on environment, the migrants, and the poor.<\/p>\n
This means his views on certain topics oppose those of President Donald Trump and Vice-President JD Vance, especially migrants.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was born in the United States\u2026 But my grandparents were all immigrants, French, Spanish\u2026 I was raised in a very Catholic family, both of my parents were very engaged in the parish,\u201d he\u00a0said<\/a>.<\/p>\n Although he was born in the US, the Vatican described him as the second pope from the Americas (Francis was from Argentina).<\/p>\n President Trump\u00a0called Leo\u2019s election \u201csuch an honor for our country\u201d and wished the pope well in his new role.<\/p>\n Days before Leo\u2019s election \u2014 during the period of mourning following Frances\u2019 passing \u2014 Trump shared an AI generated photo of himself dressed in a pope\u2019s robe, an act that sparked significant backlash from religious and political figures.<\/p>\n The photo was later shared by The White House official\u00a0social media account.<\/p>\n