History is made as first American pope is elected

History was made with the election of America's first pope. Pope Leo hails from Chicago, but he spent decades in Peru, first as a missionary and then as an archbishop. As such, he's seen as the least American of the American cardinals. And in February, he shared an article on social media, which disputed JD Vance's view of Christianity. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/conclave-to-choose-pope-begins-as-cardinals-take-secrecy-oath-and-shut-sistine-chapel-doors-13363412 #skynews #conclave #cardinals #italy SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales