According to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the election of the first American pope in history marks ‘a moment of profound importance to the Catholic Church’
Os expect to “deepen” your longtime relationship with the after the election of The first American pope in the history of the Catholic Church, according to the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio on Thursday. “The United States hope to deepen its lasting relationship with the Holy See with the first American pontiff,” Rubio, a practicing Catholic, said in a statement in which he also extended his “most sincere congratulations” to the now former Cardeal Robert Francis Prevost.
“This is a moment of profound importance to the Catholic Church, offering renewed hope and continuity amid the jubilee year from 2025 to more than one billion faithful around the world. The papacy carries a sacred and solemn responsibility,” added the head of American diplomacy. The election of the new pontiff was confirmed when the white smoke left the chimney installed in the Sistine Chapel at 6:08 pm (local time, 1:08 pm Brasilia), on the second day of the conclave.
Leo XIV, 69, will be the 267th Pontiff of History and the first American, succeeding Francisco (2013-2025), who died on April 21 at the age of 88. Although born in Chicago, Leo XIV also obtained Peruvian nationality in 2015, after spending much of his religious life in the Andean country. US President Donald Trump congratulated the new occupant of St. Peter’s throne shortly after the announcement, saying it was a “great honor” for the country to have him as the first American Pope. “I look forward to knowing Pope Leo XIV. It will be a very significant moment,” Trump wrote on his own social network, Truth Social.
*With information from EFE
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