The Vatican on Thursday introduced that Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Prevost, will take up the very best authority within the Catholic Church after solely two days of deliberation and voting by the papal conclave.
Upon the announcement of the first American pontiff to be elected, world leaders started reacting with their very own messages of help and good needs.
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the US seems on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, on the Vatican, Could 8, 2025. (Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters)
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U.S.
President Donald Trump took to his social media web site to supply his “congratulations” and mentioned, “It’s such an honor to understand that he’s the primary American Pope.
“What pleasure, and what a Nice Honor for our Nation,” he added. “I stay up for assembly Pope Leo XIV. It is going to be a really significant second!”
Chicago’s Mayor Brandon Johnson, the present chief of Leo’s hometown, posted his excitement of the information on X and mentioned, “Every thing dope, together with the Pope, comes from Chicago! Congratulations to the primary American Pope Leo XIV!
“We hope to welcome you again house quickly,” he added.
ITALY
Italy’s chief, President Giorgia Meloni, who was reportedly close with Pope Francis, prolonged her “most honest needs to Pope Leo XIV for the start of his preach.”
“In a time marked by battle and unrest, his phrases from the Loggia delle Benedizioni are a robust name for peace, brotherhood and duty,” she mentioned in reference to the central balcony at St. Peter’s Basilica. “A non secular legacy that follows the trail traced by Pope Francis, and that Italy appears to be like at with respect and hope.”
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni greets Pope Francis as he attends the G7 Summit, on the Borgo Egnazia resort, in Savelletri, Italy, June 14, 2024. ( Vatican Media/Handout by way of REUTERS)
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PERU
The federal government of Peru – the place Leo spent greater than a decade serving within the Catholic Church and the place he was appointed bishop in 2014 earlier than getting his twin citizenship in 2015 – offered its congratulations from President Dina Boluarte, providing their “fraternal greetings” to the pontiff.
“He served our folks with love and religion. In his first message as pontiff, he recalled with emotion his time in Chiclayo and his closeness to Peru,” the assertion highlighted. “Could God bless him in his mission!”
SPAIN
“Congratulations to the complete Catholic Church for the election of the brand new Pope Leo XIV as [Pontiff],” the President of Spain, Pedro Sanchez, the chief of the predominantly Catholic nation, mentioned on X. “Could his preach contribute to strengthening dialogue and the protection of human rights in a world that wants hope and unity.”
FRANCE
“A historic second for the Catholic Church and its hundreds of thousands of devoted,” French President Emmanuel Macron mentioned. “To Pope Leo XIV, and to all Catholics in France and world wide, I prolong a message of fraternity.
“On this Could eighth, might this new preach be one in all peace and hope,” he added in obvious reference to the eightieth anniversary of the tip of World Struggle II in Europe.
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert F. Prevost of the U.S., seems on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on the Vatican, Could 8, 2025. (Claudia Greco/Reuters)
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UKRAINE
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wished Pope Leo congratulations together with “knowledge, inspiration, and energy—each non secular and bodily—in finishing up his noble mission.”
“Ukraine deeply values the Holy See’s constant place in upholding worldwide legislation, condemning the Russian Federation’s navy aggression in opposition to Ukraine, and defending the rights of harmless civilians,” he continued. “At this decisive second for our nation, we hope for the continued ethical and non secular help of the Vatican in Ukraine’s efforts to revive justice and obtain an enduring peace.”
UNITED KINGDOM
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer referred to as the appointment of the first American pontiff a “momentous second” and mentioned, “The election of Pope Leo XIV is a deeply profound second of pleasure for Catholics in the UK and world wide.
“I stay up for assembly the Holy Father quickly,” he added.
Nuns react to white smoke from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel, indicating {that a} new pope has been elected, on the Vatican, Could 8, 2025. (Marko Djurica/Reuters)
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MEXICO
The President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, wrote on X, “We congratulate His Holiness Leo XIV, elected by the Faculty of Cardinals as Head of Vatican Metropolis State and non secular chief of the Catholic Church.
“I reaffirm our humanist convergence for world peace and prosperity,” she added.
