The Rio de Janeiro landmark was lit with the message 'habemus papam' after Pope Leo XIV was elected on the second day of ...

The statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro displayed on Friday (May 9) the image of the newly elected Pope Leo XIV marking his election on Thursday (May 8).

The statue in the Brazilin city of Rio de Janeiro was illuminated as tribute to the election of the new pontiff on Thursday.

As Cardinal Robert Prevost's name was announced, a sound of shock rose up. It was something few people had anticipated — the ...