U.S. President Donald Trump has reacted excitedly to the emergency of Robert Prevost, a Cardinal from Chicago as the Pope to be selected from his country.
“It is such an honour to realise that he is the first American Pope.
“What excitement, and what a great honour for our country,” Trump said in a congratulatory message he wrote on his Truth Social Platform.
He said he is looking forward to meeting the pope.
Pope Leo XIX was selected on Thursday as the 267th Pope in the history ọf the Catholic Church.
“Prevost will be known as Pope Leo XIV.
The U.S. President was often at odds with Leo’s predecessor, Pope Francis, over his hardline policy toward migrants.
Francis died on Easter Monday.
The conclave, which voted for a new leader after Pope Francis’s passing, chose Prevost on the second day of deliberations.
The 69-year-old was elected pope at the Vatican City, Italy, on Thursday.
The pope has made his first address amidst a cheering crowd
(dpa/NAN)
