Local leaders congratulate new Pope Leo XIV
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Elections 2025
May 9, 2025
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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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