Local leaders congratulate new Pope Leo XIV

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Mya Quamie

May 9, 2025

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Local leaders congratulate new Pope Leo XIV

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AND RYAN HAMILTON-DAVIS

LEADERS in TT, including new Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissesar, have joined the international community in congratulating the Catholic Church as it elected its 267th pope on May 8. In particular, Persad-Bissessar wished for the new pope's "success and enriching stewardship" of the church.

The new pope is Chicago-born Robert Francis Prevost. Prevost will be the first elected Pope from the US in history.

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