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CANADIANS WELCOME NEW CATHOLIC PONTIFF

  • Jose Russell Arador
  • May 2
  • 1 min read

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In a statement issued today, Prime Minister Mark Carney congratulated Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost who has been elected as the 267th Pope of the Catholic Church.

 

Cardinal Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, is the first pontiff from the United States in the entire history of the Catholic Church.

 

Born in Chicago, the 69-year-old Pope had served in Peru as a priest and an archbishop for decades before coming to the Vatican in 2023 “to serve as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations from around the world, one of the most important jobs in the Catholic Church,” according to the Associated Press.

He also holds a Peruvian citizenship.

Mr. Carney said Pope Leo XIV’s election “is a historic moment for the Catholic community and for all those who look to the Vatican for guidance.”

His papacy, according to the PM, is “a moment of renewal, hope and unity for more than a billion faithful worldwide.”

The Prime Minister expressed hopes that Pope Leo XIV’s leadership will be “marked by wisdom, discernment, a deep commitment to common good, and dignity of all.”

He vowed that his government and country will help the new Pope “to build a world guided by solidarity, justice, and sustainability.”

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