Europe EditionPope Leo XIV election not a response to Trump: American cardinals
- On May 8, 2025, at the Vatican, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was chosen as the 267th pope, taking the name Leo XIV and becoming the first pope born in the United States.
- The conclave followed Pope Francis's death and aimed to choose a leader to unify the Church, with cardinals emphasizing pastoral and missionary experience rather than political considerations.
- Cardinals highlighted Leo XIV's extensive pastoral service, missionary work in Peru, and his personal manner during conclave discussions as factors that resonated strongly with electors.
- U.S. Cardinals and Vatican officials stated the pope’s nationality and American politics, including President Trump, were not significant in the election, with Dolan saying the vote was 'not a response to Trump.'
- Pope Leo XIV held his first Mass on May 9, 2025, urging humility and missionary outreach, continuing Francis's priorities, with his official papacy beginning on May 18, 2025.
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U.S. cardinals praise Leo XIV’s missionary heart, international experience
From left, Cardinals Robert McElroy, Wilton Gregory, Blase Cupich, Joseph Tobin, and Timothy Dolan give a press conference on Pope Leo XIV in the hall of the Pontifical North American College in Rome on May 9, 2025. Cardinals Christophe Pierre and Daniel DiNardo (not pictured) also participated. / Credit: Patrick Leonard/EWTN News Vatican City, May 9, 2025 / 14:19 pm (CNA). The United States cardinals who were part of the conclave that on Thursd…
Leo XIV urges cardinals to make themselves ‘small’ in first mass as pontiff
Leo XIV held his first Mass as pope in the Sistine Chapel on Friday, in what was a private service for the 132 voting cardinals who elected him as the 267th leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics a day earlier.
Pope Leo XIV election not a response to Trump: American cardinals
(NewsNation) — Two American cardinals pushed back on the idea that the conclave selected Cardinal Robert Prevost — now Pope Leo XIV — as a counterweight to President Donald Trump. Cardinals Timothy Dolan and Wilton Daniel Gregory, among others, addressed questions Friday about Leo's path to becoming pontiff. When asked whether the selection of the first American pope was a reflection of cardinals' desire to balance out Trump's global influence, …
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