The after the conclave that has been held during the last two days in the Vatican. It was at 18:07 in the afternoon of Thursday when the expected White smoking of the chimney of the Sistine Chapel came out. The American will adopt the name of Leo XIV for his pontificate.
Given his nationality, one of the first people to react to the designation of the new Pontiff has been the president of the United States, Donald Trump, who stressed that it is the first American Pope.
“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 emotion, and what a great honor for our country. I am looking forward to meeting Pope Leo XIV. It will be a very significant moment!” Trump said in Truth Social.
For his part, the president of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has expressed, through the social network X, his “congratulations to the entire Catholic Church for the election of the new Pope Leo XIV as a pontiff.”
“That its pontificate contributes to strengthening the dialogue and defense of human rights in a world that needs hope and unity,” added Sánchez.
