Washington.- The President of the United States, Donald Trump, considered this Thursday a “great honor” for the country that Leo XIV be the first American pope and said he was looking forward to meeting him.
Congratulations to Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who has just been appointed pope. It is a great honor to know that he is the first American pope. What excitement and what a great honor for our country. I am looking forward to meeting with Pope Leo XIV. It will be a very significant moment!”, the president indicated on his social network, Truth Social.
The white smoke that emerged from the chimney installed in the Sistine Chapel at 18:07 local time (16:07 GMT) confirmed the election of a new pontiff on the second day of the papal conclave.
Leo XIV will be the 267th pontiff in history, succeeding Francis (2013-2025), who passed away on April 21st with 88 years of age.
¡León XIV es el nuevo #Papa! El Cónclave ha elegido al 267º Obispo de Roma, el Cardenal Robert Francis Prevost . El anuncio ha sido dado a la multitud por el Cardenal Protodiácono Dominique Mamberti.https://t.co/BZgdoBjr8Mpic.twitter.com/hLpmGAygS0
The new pope was born in Chicago 69 years ago, although he also obtained Peruvian nationality in 2015 after spending a large part of his religious life in the Andean country, and his election takes place in the midst of the Jubilee or Holy Year convened by Francis and which must close on January 6, 2026.
