Robert Francis Prevost was selected to be the new head of the Catholic Church and will take the name Pope Leo XIV. Here is what Donald Trump said.

U.S. President Donald Trump congratulated Pope Leo on his election to head the Catholic Church on Thursday, and said it "is such an honor to realize that he is the first American Pope." U.S. Cardinal Robert Prevost,

Following the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff elected from the U.S., American cardinals shared their reaction to the new leader of the church.