Trump Congratulates Robert Francis Prevost on Election as First American Pope Leon XIV, Calls It a 'Great Honor'

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, born on 14 September 1955 in Chicago, has been elected as the first American Pope, taking the name Pope Leon XIV. At 69 years old, Prevost, who was previously the préfet of the Dicastère des évêques and served as a missionary in Peru, also held the position of archevêque-évêque émérite of Chiclayo and president of the Commission pontificale pour l'Amérique latine. Known within the Vatican's government as a modéré capable of concilier points de vue divergents, his election marks a significant milestone for the United States. President Donald Trump has congratulated Pope Leon XIV, describing his election as a 'great honor' for the country. Trump has expressed his readiness to meet with the new Pope, indicating a potential future diplomatic engagement between the United States and the Vatican.