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| Trump calls election of first American pope a 'great honour' | |
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| Watch: 'Great honour' to have an American pope, says President Trump | Watch: 'Great honour' to have an American pope, says President Trump |
| US President Donald Trump has called the election of the first American pope, Robert Francis Prevost, who will be known as Pope Leo XIV, a "great honour" for the country and said he looks forward to meeting him. | US President Donald Trump has called the election of the first American pope, Robert Francis Prevost, who will be known as Pope Leo XIV, a "great honour" for the country and said he looks forward to meeting him. |
| Trump is among the many American political figures applauding the historic appointment of the 69-year-old native Chicagoan to lead the Catholic Church. | Trump is among the many American political figures applauding the historic appointment of the 69-year-old native Chicagoan to lead the Catholic Church. |
| "To have the Pope from America is a great honour," Trump said later when asked for reaction to the news. | "To have the Pope from America is a great honour," Trump said later when asked for reaction to the news. |
| Pope Leo was born in Chicago and attended university outside Philadelphia, before becoming a missionary in Peru. | Pope Leo was born in Chicago and attended university outside Philadelphia, before becoming a missionary in Peru. |
| Trump's Republican colleague, House Speaker Mike Johnson also congratulated the new pope and wrote on social media: "May God bless the first American papacy in these historic days." | Trump's Republican colleague, House Speaker Mike Johnson also congratulated the new pope and wrote on social media: "May God bless the first American papacy in these historic days." |
| Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a Catholic, also extended his congratulations. | Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a Catholic, also extended his congratulations. |
| "This is a moment of profound significance for the Catholic Church, offering renewed hope and continuity amid the 2025 Jubilee Year to over a billion faithful worldwide," Rubio said. | "This is a moment of profound significance for the Catholic Church, offering renewed hope and continuity amid the 2025 Jubilee Year to over a billion faithful worldwide," Rubio said. |
| "The United States looks forward to deepening our enduring relationship with the Holy See with the first American pontiff." | "The United States looks forward to deepening our enduring relationship with the Holy See with the first American pontiff." |
| Who is Robert Prevost, the new Pope? | Who is Robert Prevost, the new Pope? |
| Watch Pope Leo XIV being unveiled as new pontiff | Watch Pope Leo XIV being unveiled as new pontiff |
| Pope Leo's first public address from the Vatican balcony - watch in full | Pope Leo's first public address from the Vatican balcony - watch in full |
| The US has the fourth largest number of Catholics. | The US has the fourth largest number of Catholics. |
| Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson also offered a note of congratulations on social media. | |
| "Everything dope, including the Pope, comes from Chicago! Congratulations to the first American Pope Leo XIV! We hope to welcome you back home soon." | "Everything dope, including the Pope, comes from Chicago! Congratulations to the first American Pope Leo XIV! We hope to welcome you back home soon." |
| Illinois Governor JB Pritzker called the moment "historic". | Illinois Governor JB Pritzker called the moment "historic". |
| "Hailing from Chicago, Pope Leo XIV ushers in a new chapter that I join those in our state welcoming in at a time when we need compassion, unity, and peace," he wrote on social media. | "Hailing from Chicago, Pope Leo XIV ushers in a new chapter that I join those in our state welcoming in at a time when we need compassion, unity, and peace," he wrote on social media. |
| Vice-President JD Vance, a Catholic himself, praised the pope's election. | |
| "I'm sure millions of American Catholics and other Christians will pray for his successful work leading the Church," Vance wrote on X. | |
| As cardinal, the new pontiff has not shied away from challenging the views of US Vice-President JD Vance. | |
| He reposted a post on social media platform X which was critical of the Trump administration's deportation of a US resident to El Salvador, and shared a critical comment piece written about a TV interview given by Vance to Fox News. | |
| "JD Vance is wrong: Jesus doesn't ask us to rank our love for others," read the post, repeating the headline from the commentary on the National Catholic Reporter website. | "JD Vance is wrong: Jesus doesn't ask us to rank our love for others," read the post, repeating the headline from the commentary on the National Catholic Reporter website. |
| Former presidents Barak Obama and Joe Biden also offered their congratulations. | |
| "Habemus papam - May God bless Pope Leo XIV of Illinois," Biden wrote on social media. |