The current pope as of May 22, 2025, is Pope Leo XIV. He was elected on May 8, 2025, following the death of Pope Francis on April 21, 2025

. Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, served as pope from March 13, 2013, until his death in April 2025. He was the first Jesuit pope, the first from the Americas, and the first non-European pope in over a millennium

. After his passing, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected as the new pope, taking the name Leo XIV