This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.
I'm Julia McFarlane and in the early hours of Friday the 9th of May, these are our main stories.
US-born Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected as the new head of the Catholic Church.
He'll be known as Pope Leo XIV.
Thousands gathered in St Peter's Square to hear his first address.
We hear from our correspondents in Rome as well as reaction from around the world.
Also in this podcast, European nations celebrate 80 years since the defeat of Nazi Germany.
And billionaire Bill Gates announces plans to die a poor man, giving away 99% of his fortune.
I hope I'm still alive when we finish the 20 years,
but I'll save a little bit to be able to buy hamburgers as much as I need.
Even before his name was announced from the balcony of St Peter's Basilica,
the crowds below were chanting Viva il Papa, Long Live the Pope.
The 69-year-old Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV,
becomes the 267th occupant of the throne of St Peter and the new spiritual leader for 1.4 billion Catholics around the world.
He is the first person from the United States to be elected Pope,
though many see him just as much a Cardinal of Latin America,
thanks to the many years he spent as a missionary in Peru, where he later served as a bishop.
The conclave has now come to an end, marked by the traditional white smoke rising above the Vatican.
Our religion editor, Alim McBool, was there as it all unfolded.
The white smoke that turned a serene May evening into a moment of history and high drama.