A new era: President Tinubu pens heartfelt message to Pope Leo XIV

• President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Pope Leo XIV (formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost) connected his predetermination arsenic the caller person of the Roman Catholic Church
• The President acknowledged the captious contributions of the Catholic Church successful Nigeria successful sectors specified arsenic peacebuilding, education, and technology
• Tinubu prayed for divine contented and bully wellness for the newly-elected Pope arsenic helium begins his spiritual leadership

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has implicit 2 years of acquisition covering governmental parties and movements.

State House, Abuja - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated His Holiness Leo XIV connected his election arsenic the Bishop of Rome and the caller person of the Roman Catholic Church.

Pope Leo XIV’s election: Tinubu hails Conclave

Tinubu congratulates Pope Leo Xiv connected predetermination arsenic the 267th Bishop of Rome. Photo credit: @aonanuga1956
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Tinubu celebrated the emergence of American-born Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost arsenic the recently elected Pontiff, hailing the Conclave's determination arsenic a defining infinitesimal for the planetary Catholic community.

This was contained successful a statement signed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President connected Information & Strategy, Thursday, May 8, 2025.

“The President felicitates the Conclave for electing the American Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost arsenic the 267th Bishop of Rome. President Tinubu rejoices with the enactment and congregants of the Catholic Church successful Nigeria connected the historical predetermination of the caller Pontiff whose connection of religion and anticipation already resonates crossed the globe,” the connection reads.

Legit.ng reported that Prevost was described arsenic a mean who was adjacent to the precocious Pope Francis and was said to person spent his missionary years successful Peru.

The 133 cardinal electors who gathered successful the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, elected Prevost arsenic the caller caput of the Catholic 2 days aft aggravated voting, aft white smoke roseate supra the Sistine Chapel connected Thursday.

Describing Pope Leo XIV’s ascension arsenic a beacon of reassurance drawn from scripture, President Tinubu expressed assurance that the caller Pope would animate a much peaceful and agreed world.

The President besides reflected connected the long-standing and fruitful narration betwixt Nigeria and the Holy See, highlighting the Catholic Church’s captious relation successful peacebuilding, education, healthcare delivery, infrastructure development, and, successful caller times, the promotion of technology arsenic a instrumentality for quality advancement.

The recently elected Pontiff, Pope Leo XIV is seen for the archetypal clip from the Vatican balcony connected May 8, 2025 successful Vatican City, Vatican. Photo credit: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
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Tinubu noted that the predetermination of Pope Leo XIV “opens a caller section successful the past of the Catholic Church and the values of love, humanity and charity, peculiarly to the underprivileged, that it has consistently projected.”

“President Tinubu prays that the Almighty God volition continuously shed his airy of glory implicit the caller person of the Catholic Church and assistance him bully wellness and contented truthful that helium tin scope the satellite with the connection of bid and love,” the connection added.

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Trump reacts to emergence of caller Pope

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Donald Trump, the president of the United States, has sent a congratulatory message to Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, the recently announced Pope of the Catholic Church.

Trump said it was astonishing that the Pope of the Catholic Church, who has taken the papal name, Pope Leo XIV, would beryllium the archetypal American to beryllium elected into the position.

The US President past expressed his willingness to conscionable with the caller Catholic person and walk prime clip with him.

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