Cuban president congratulates Pope Leo XIV

Havana, May 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel congratulated US Robert Prevost, who was elected new Supreme Pontiff and assumed the name of Leo XIV. This was revealed on Thursday by Cardinal Protodeacon Dominique Mamberti.

May 9, 2025
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Diaz-Canel also expressed commitment to collaborate with the Catholic Church to promote dialogue and peace.

“We share the willingness to promote dialogue and peace,” the Cuban head of State wrote on WhatsApp and his Telegram channel.

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He also affirmed that his nation would continue working to strengthen ‘relations between Cuba and the Holy See,’ which will mark their 90th anniversary in 2025.

Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez also greeted the first US pope.

“We join in congratulating His Holiness, Pope Leo XIV, on his recent election,” the foreign minister wrote on his X profile.

Rodriguez stated, “We reiterate the Cuban Government’s willingness to continue strengthening the positive relations between Cuba and the Holy See.”

Son of Louis Marius Prevost, of French and Italian descent, and Mildred Martinez, of Spanish origin, Prevost was born September 14, 1955, in Chicago.

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