'He's one of us' - Catholic Americans react to first US-born pope

Robert Prevost is originally from Chicago, where he served as an altar boy and was ordained as a priest in 1982.

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Born in Chicago in 1955 to parents of Spanish and Franco-Italian descent, Prevost served as an altar boy and was ordained as a priest in 1982. He is the first American to fill the role of Pope.

The BBC's Jake Kwon spoke to American Catholics in Washington DC about the news, and asked them what they want to see Pope Leo XIV do.

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