\u201cgender ideology\u201d<\/a>\u00a0in schools.<\/p>\nPrevost emerged as a surprise pick to be the leader of the world\u2019s estimated 1.4 billion Roman Catholics, as his name had not been floated as a possibility prior to the two-day conclave.<\/p>\n
Trump congratulated the new pontiff on Truth Social and told reporters outside the West Wing that he was thrilled that an American would hold the post.<\/p>\n
\u201cCongratulations to Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who was just named Pope,\u201d Trump wrote in his initial message. \u201cIt is such an honor to realize that he is the first American Pope. What excitement, and what a Great Honor for our Country. I look forward to meeting Pope Leo XIV. It will be a very meaningful moment!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s a great honor,\u201d the president told the press. \u201cI was watching it and they said, \u2018He\u2019s from America. I said, \u2018That\u2019s great.’\u201d<\/p>\n
The Chicago native\u2019s initial blessing, delivered in Latin and Spanish, paid homage to the late Pope Francis\u2019 tenure and stressed that the Catholic Church should welcome \u201ceveryone\u201d \u2014 in a nod to the diverse and international crowd that gathered in St. Peter\u2019s Square to greet him.<\/p>\n
Prevost\u2019s choice of Leo XIV could be a signal that he wants to continue the legacy of Leo XIII, who was known as the \u201cPope of the Workers\u201d \u2014 and had the third-longest verifiable tenure, lasting from 1878 to 1903, during which he refused to leave the Vatican in protest of the Italian government\u2019s seizure of the former Papal States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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