Robert Francis Prevost

Memecoins inspired by Pope Leo XIV surged on Thursday after the U.S.-born priest was elected as the new global head of the Catholic Church. What happened: Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)-based POPE267 skyrocketed 1080% in the last 24 hours, raking in a market capitalization of over $60 million, according to...

Pope Francis‘ death on April 22 sent the Catholic Church into a period of mourning for the Argentinian-born reformer. During the second day of the papal conclave, Cardinals selected Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost, to lead the church. Prevost, the first American pope, was seen as a...