Pope Leo is the first pope to hail from the United States

Pope Leo, born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, was elected as the 267th pontiff earlier this week on Thursday (8 May)

Pope Leo, 69, was elected the 267th pope in history on Thursday (8 May)

Pope Leo, 69, is the first pope to hail from the United States

Donald Trump issued a statement on Truth Social following the historic announcement

A new Head of the Catholic Church has now been appointed

Wesley Ira Purkey was sentenced to death in 2020 for the rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl, and the killing of an 80-year-old pensioner

The Cardinals have since chosen the next pope

The new pope has now been announced following the passing of the late Bishop of Rome on Easter Monday (21 April)

The controversial term is understood to have X-rated origins

They have clearly stolen the show...

Cardinals have resumed their voting as the world watches the Vatican City for white smoke during the papal conclave

A brand-new documentary looking into the 18-year-long case was released on Channel 4 last night (7 May)

The disturbing 'fantasy' was detailed in Channel 4's Madeleine McCann: The Unseen Evidence earlier this evening (7 May)

The new Channel 4 documentary about the Madeleine McCann case dropped this evening (7 May)

Channel 4 released Madeleine McCann: The Unseen Evidence this evening

The conclave started on Wednesday 7 May

Madeleine McCann went missing in 2007 during a holiday in Portugal with her family

The College of Cardinals will vote daily until they decide on a new head of the Catholic Church

The disused factory was discovered by police in 2016

The British toddler disappeared from her family's Praia da Luz hotel apartment in 2007

Madeleine went missing from a hotel apartment in 2007

A new documentary titled Madeleine McCann: The Unseen Evidence is set to air on Channel 4 later this evening (7 May)

Madeleine McCann went missing from a hotel apartment in May 2007