-Bola Tinubu Congratulates New Pope Robert Prevost
The president of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu has congratulated the newly elected pope, Robert Prevost, as the new leader of the church.
The newly elected pope, Robert Prevost, known as Leo XIV, became the first American pope.
Prevost, 69, spent most of his career as a missionary in Peru and became a cardinal only in 2023. The late Pope Francis brought him 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.
SEE ALSO: Black Smoke Emerges As New Pope Is Yet To Be Appointed
In a statement on Thursday, presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, said his principal also prayed for the successful tenure of the new Pope.
“The President felicitates the Conclave for electing the American Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost as the 267th Bishop of Rome.
“President Tinubu rejoices with the leadership of and congregants of the Catholic Church in Nigeria on the historic election of the new Pontiff, whose message of faith and hope already resonates across the globe, with a reassurance from the scriptures of a more peaceful world,” the statement partly read, as Bola Tinubu congratulates the new pope.
SEE ALSO: Pastor Enoch Adeboye Expresses Deep Sympathy With Plateau State Over Repeated Attacks
