Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi
Robert Francis Prevost, 69, was chosen by cardinals worldwide to lead the Catholic Church, which has 1.4 billion members worldwide, and took the papal name Leo XIV.
He became the first cleric of the United States to assume the Catholic papacy.
Pope Leo XIV succeeds the late Pope Francis, who passed away on 21 April.
“I am fully confident that Your Holiness will carry forward the legacy of promoting peace and love, upholding noble values and ethics, and rejecting violence, hatred, and war,” El-Sisi said.
He added, “I am pleased that we will work together for a better world marked by peace, development, stability, tolerance and mutual respect. With my best wishes for continued health, well-being, and success.”
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