- Society. Who is Robert Prevost: The first american Pope who replaces the death of Pope Francis in the Vatican
- Society. Why did Pope Leo XIV choose this name?
After it was announced on Thursday that Robert Prevost will be the new Pope, US President Donald Trump congratulated his compatriot on becoming the leader of the Catholic ChurchRobert Francis Prevost was born in Chicago, Illinois, and also has Peruvian citizenship thanks to having lived for more than three decades in the South American country
Donald Trump congratulates Robert Prevost, first American Pope
On his social network Truth Social, Donald Trump wrote the following message: "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 a thrill, and what a great honor for our country. I look forward to meeting Pope Leo XIV. It will be a very meaningful moment!"
The day Pope Leo XIV criticized Donald Trump and JD Vance
Pope Francis' successor does not agree with the immigration policy of Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance. On his X (formerly Twitter) he shared an article from National Catholic Reporter entitled: "JD Vance is wrong: Jesus does not ask us to classify our love for others"
In the article, the vice president is quoted as saying in an interview with Fox News on January 29: "There is a Christian concept: love your family, love your neighbor, love your community, love your fellow citizens, and then prioritize the rest of the world"
When sharing the text, Robert Prevost makes it clear that he does not agree with this position, which can be interpreted as an exclusion of US citizens towards Latin American immigrants
Robert Prevost makes history as first American Pope
Robert Francis Prevost Martinez became the first American-born Pope in history. He is the fourth pope of the 21st century after John Paul II (Karol Wojtyla), Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger) and Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio)
Finally, never before in history had two popes of Latin American origin been elected in the Vatican and consecutively as in 2013 with Francis and now in 2025 with Leo XIV.