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 will be known as Pope Leo the 14th.

Thousands gathered in St. Peter's Square to hear his first address.

We hear from our correspondence in Rome as well as reaction from around the world.

Also in this podcast, European nation celebrate 80 years since the defeat of Nazi Germany.

And billionaire Bill Gates announces plans to die a poor man. Nation 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 the 14th, 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 McBul, was there as it all

unfolded.

The white smoke that turned a serene May evening into a moment of history and high drama.

The excitement transmitting itself through the thousands

who gathered in St Peter Square.

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