EU Commission Head Congratulates Prevost on His Election as Pope

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2025-05-08

MOSCOW, May 8 (RIA Novosti) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen congratulated Cardinal Francis Prevost on Thursday for being elected as the new pope. Earlier in the day, Prevost became the new pope. He has taken the name Leo XIV. This is the first pontiff from the United States in history. "We sincerely congratulate His Holiness Leo XIV on his election as Pope and head of the Catholic Church ... We are confident that Pope Leo......

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