Catholics all across the world are celebrating as the Vatican College of Cardinals chose Pope Leo XIV to lead the church.

Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, was confirmed as the new pontiff earlier today (8 May), mere weeks after Pope Francis died at the age of 88 on Easter Monday (April 22).

The sight of white smoke drifting from the Sistine Chapel’s chimney should bring joy to Catholics as well as people in America and Peru, where Pope Leo XIV spent the majority of his lifetime.

However, one group of people is hesitant to support the choice of a new pope.

That’s right, folks, enjoy Pope Leo XIV’s election while you can, since a rediscovered 100-year-old prophecy claims the 69-year-old will be the last Bishop of Rome.

As some of you may be aware, we previously discussed the resurrection of a manuscript titled ‘Prophecy of the Popes’ that was reportedly authored in the 1100s by a man named Saint Malachy, also known as just ‘Malachy’ during his lifetime.

Saint Malachy’s forecasts for mankind do not end well, as is the case with most books that begin with the term ‘prophecy’.

According to Malachy’s essay, there would be an additional 112 popes after his lifetime.