The new Pope Leo XIV honored by Trump: “It is an honor to see that he is the first American Pope.”

Washington – President Trump celebrated the election of the first Pope born in the United States and called it a “great honor” that Robert Francis PrevostWho chose Leo XIV as its papal namewas selected on Thursday as the first Pope, who comes from the USA

“Congratulations to Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who has just been called Pope,” said Mr. Trump in a post about the social truth. “It is an honor to see that he is the first American Pope. What a great honor for our country. I look forward to meeting Pope Leo XIV. It will be a very useful moment!”

Prevost, 69 was Born in Chicago And Villanova University visited before becoming a missionary in Peru.

He was elected and accepted his fate as the next Bishop of Rome, the head of the 1.4 billion Catholics of the world on Thursday.

The United States has the fourth largest Catholic population to Brazil, Mexico and the Philippines.

The Late Francis I Was the first Pope to be born in the western hemisphere as a native of Buenos Aires.