Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost addresses the crowd from the main central loggia balcony of the St Peter's Basilica for the first time, after the cardinals ended the conclave, in The Vatican, on May 8, 2025. Robert Francis Prevost was on Thursday elected the first pope from the United States, the Vatican announced. A moderate who was close to Pope Francis and spent years as a missionary in Peru, he becomes the Catholic Church's 267th pontiff, taking the papal name Leo XIV. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)
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POPE LEO XIV ELECTION GREAT HONOUR, SAYS TRUMP
President Donald Trump on Thursday has reacted to the election of new Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from the United States, as a great honour for the United States on his Truth Social Network.
“Congratulations to Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who was just named Pope.
“It is such an honor to realize that he is the first American Pope. What excitement, and what a Great Honor for our Country,” Trump said.
PUNCH Online had reported that Robert Francis Prevost, who will be addressed as Pope Leo Xiv, aged 69-year-old has emerged the new pope of the world.
The first American pope addressed the cheering crowd at the Vatican balcony today in Italian.
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