Reading Time: 5 minutesA new pope has just been elected.The new pope is Cardinal Robert Prevost of the US, the first American pontiff in history. According to the Italian news agency Ansa, the new pope was elected in the fourth round of voting. The conclave of 133 cardinals to elect the successor to the late Pope Francis began early Wednesday evening. Trump reactsUnited States President Donald Trump took the stage at a White House event today shortly after white smoke out started streaming out of the Vatican chimney. Once the new pope appears on the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica, we will hear a simple message:Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum: Habemus Papam!