The moment everyone was waiting for arrived right at the top of the 60th annual Academy of Country Music Awards.

Parishioners of Trujillo Cathedral on Thursday celebrated the election of Chicago-born Robert Prevost as the new Pope Leo XIV, who spent decades in Peru in various posts and became a Peruvian citizen.

Reba McEntire hosts ACM Awards 2025 as Lainey Wilson, Chris Stapleton and Ella Langley dominate the winners list.

Alan Jackson received the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award, while Keith Urban was named a Triple Crown Winner.