President Donald Trump on Thursday congratulated Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost — a Chicago native — on being elected the brand new pope.
“Congratulations to Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who was simply named Pope,” Trump mentioned in a publish to Fact Social. “It’s such an honor to comprehend that he’s the primary American Pope. What pleasure, and what a Nice Honor for our Nation. I stay up for assembly Pope Leo XIV. It will likely be a really significant second!”
Prevost, who will probably be often known as Pope Leo XIV, was elected as the brand new pope by the Cardinals in a two-day conclave and would be the first American pontiff in historical past.