US EditionThis is Dominique Mamberti, the Cardinal in charge of announcing the new Pope
- On May 8, 2025, Cardinal Dominique Mamberti announced from St. Peter's Basilica the election of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as Pope Leo XIV.
- Mamberti became Cardinal Protodeacon in October 2024 as the senior-most cardinal deacon following Cardinal Renato Martino’s death, positioning him to make the announcement.
- Born in Morocco in 1952, Mamberti has held numerous key diplomatic positions within the Vatican, including serving as the head of the highest judicial authority of the Apostolic Signatura.
- The conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV was notably brief, and the new pope urged the church to be missionary, promote charity, and build dialogue, addressing thousands in St. Peter’s Square.
- Mamberti’s announcement officially ended the conclave and signaled a new papacy focused on unity, while underscoring his key ceremonial role as the senior cardinal deacon.
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New pope: who is Dominique Mamberti, the cardinal who announced the new pope, Leo XIV
A few minutes before the new Pope came to know himself, all the eyes rested on the Cardinal protodeacon, the French-Corso Dominique Mamberti, who this Thursday went out to the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica and announced in Latin the renowned “Habemus Papam”, followed by the name of Robert Prevost, the new high pontiff, who adopted the name Leo XIVMamberti is a recognized diplomat of the Vatican, 73 years old, and is one of the most anc…
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