World leaders congratulate Pope Leo XIV, first American pontiff

The Vatican connected Thursday announced that Pope Leo XIV, calved Robert Prevost, volition instrumentality up the highest authorization successful the Catholic Church aft lone 2 days of deliberation and voting by the papal conclave. 

Upon the announcement of the first American pontiff to beryllium elected, satellite leaders began reacting with their ain messages of enactment and bully wishes. 

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States appears connected the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, astatine the Vatican, May 8, 2025. (Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters)

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U.S. 

President Donald Trump took to his societal media tract to connection his "congratulations" and said, "It is specified an grant to recognize that helium is the archetypal American Pope.

"What excitement, and what a Great Honor for our Country," helium added. "I look guardant to gathering Pope Leo XIV. It volition beryllium a precise meaningful moment!"

Chicago's Mayor Brandon Johnson, the existent person of Leo’s hometown, posted his excitement of the quality connected X and said, "Everything dope, including the Pope, comes from Chicago! Congratulations to the archetypal American Pope Leo XIV! 

"We anticipation to invited you backmost location soon," helium added. 

ITALY

Italy’s leader, President Giorgia Meloni, who was reportedly close with Pope Francis, extended her "most sincere wishes to Pope Leo XIV for the opening of his pontificate."

"In a clip marked by struggle and unrest, his words from the Loggia delle Benedizioni are a almighty telephone for peace, brotherhood and responsibility," she said successful notation to the cardinal balcony astatine St. Peter’s Basilica. "A spiritual bequest that follows the way traced by Pope Francis, and that Italy looks astatine with respect and hope."

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni greets Pope Francis arsenic helium attends the G7 Summit, astatine the Borgo Egnazia resort, successful Savelletri, Italy, June 14, 2024. ( Vatican Media/­Handout via REUTERS)

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PERU

The authorities of Peru – wherever Leo spent much than a decennary serving successful the Catholic Church and wherever helium was appointed bishop successful 2014 earlier getting his dual citizenship successful 2015 – offered its congratulations from President Dina Boluarte, offering their "fraternal greetings" to the pontiff.

"He served our radical with emotion and faith. In his archetypal connection arsenic pontiff, helium recalled with emotion his clip successful Chiclayo and his closeness to Peru," the connection highlighted. "May God bless him successful his mission!"

SPAIN

"Congratulations to the full Catholic Church for the predetermination of the caller Pope Leo XIV arsenic [Pontiff]," the President of Spain, Pedro Sanchez, the person of the predominantly Catholic country, said connected X. "May his pontificate lend to strengthening dialog and the defence of quality rights successful a satellite that needs anticipation and unity."

FRANCE

"A historical infinitesimal for the Catholic Church and its millions of faithful," French President Emmanuel Macron said. "To Pope Leo XIV, and to each Catholics successful France and astir the world, I widen a connection of fraternity. 

"On this May 8th, whitethorn this caller pontificate beryllium 1 of bid and hope," helium added successful evident notation to the 80th day of the extremity of World War II successful Europe. 

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert F. Prevost of the U.S., appears connected the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica astatine the Vatican, May 8, 2025.  (Claudia Greco/Reuters)

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UKRAINE

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wished Pope Leo congratulations on with "wisdom, inspiration, and strength—both spiritual and physical—in carrying retired his noble mission."

"Ukraine profoundly values the Holy See’s accordant presumption successful upholding planetary law, condemning the Russian Federation’s subject aggression against Ukraine, and protecting the rights of guiltless civilians," helium continued.  "At this decisive infinitesimal for our country, we anticipation for the continued motivation and spiritual enactment of the Vatican successful Ukraine’s efforts to reconstruct justness and execute a lasting peace."

UNITED KINGDOM

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the appointment of the archetypal American pontiff a "momentous moment" and said, "The predetermination of Pope Leo XIV is simply a profoundly profound infinitesimal of joyousness for Catholics successful the United Kingdom and astir the world. 

"I look guardant to gathering the Holy Father soon," helium added. 

Nuns respond to achromatic fume from the chimney connected the Sistine Chapel, indicating that a caller pope has been elected, astatine the Vatican, May 8, 2025. (Marko Djurica/Reuters)

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MEXICO

The President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, wrote connected X, "We congratulate His Holiness Leo XIV, elected by the College of Cardinals arsenic Head of Vatican City State and spiritual person of the Catholic Church. 

"I reaffirm our humanist convergence for satellite bid and prosperity," she added.