President Donald Trump on Thursday hailed the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born head of the Catholic Church, as a "great honor" for the United States. "Congratulations to Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who was just named Pope.
It is such an honor to realize that he is the first American Pope.
What excitement, and what a Great Honor for our Country," Trump said on his Truth Social network. "I look forward to meeting Pope Leo XIV.
It will be a very meaningful moment!" Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a conservative Catholic, said in a statement that the United States "looks forward" to building a working relationship with the new pope.
