Francis, the first Latin American pope, clearly had his eye on Prevost and in many ways saw him as his heir apparent.

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Prevost, 69, who chose the name Pope Leo XIV, was formerly the prior general, or leader, of the Order of St. Augustine.

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Although any baptized Catholic man is technically eligible to be the pope, none of the previous 266 popes in history had been from America.

The Chicago native is also a Peruvian citizen and lived for years in Peru, first as a missionary and then as an archbishop.

Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV. The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope" — from the balcony of St. Peter’s ...