Trump says he looks forward to meeting with Pope Leo, an American
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert F. Prevost of the US, appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, on May 8, 2025.
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PUBLISHED ONMay 09, 2025 3:10 AM
US President Donald Trump congratulated Pope Leo on his election to head the Catholic Church on Thursday (May 8), and said it "is such an honour to realise that he is the first American Pope."
US Cardinal Robert Prevost, who took the name Leo XIV, is originally from Chicago.
"What excitement, and what a Great Honor for our Country. I look forward to meeting Pope Leo XIV. It will be a very meaningful moment!"
Source: Reuters