World leaders on Thursday (Could 8) welcomed the election of Robert Francis Prevost as Pope Leo XIV, who turns into the primary chief of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics from america.
Prevost, 69, is a twin US-Peruvian citizen who labored for many years within the north of Peru, first as a missionary and later as Bishop of Chiclayo from 2015 to 2023.
He succeeds Pope Francis, who had led the Catholic Church since 2013.
US President Donald Trump congratulated the brand new pope and stated it was “an important honour” for the nation.
“I stay up for assembly Pope Leo XIV. Will probably be a really significant second,” he added.
Former US president Barack Obama congratulated the “fellow Chicagoan”, and stated: “This can be a historic day for america, and we are going to pray for him as he begins the sacred work of main the Catholic Church and setting an instance for thus many, no matter religion.”
