Donald Trump has congratulated the new Pope - the first American pontiff - describing it as an "honour" for the country.
The US president says on his social media platform, Truth Social:, external "Congratulations to Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who was just named Pope.
"It is such an honour to realise that he is the first American Pope. What excitement, and what a Great Honor for our Country. I look forward to meeting Pope Leo XIV. It will be a very meaningful moment!"
