The first American Pope
Robert Francis Prevost was chosen yesterday to the 267th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, becoming the first pontiff of the United States that took the name Papal Leo XIV and greeted a multitude of followers in the Plaza de San Pedro in saying. “Read a transcription of your speech.
The election challenged a long -date belief that Church leaders would never select a Pope from a global superpower that already has a considerable influence. “In a world that seems upside down, the old taboos are also breaking in the Vatican, where the idea of an American Pope was unimaginable for generations,” said Jason Horowitz, our Rome desktop manager.
See the moment that Leo XIV emerged as Pope.
As ideological camps between the conclave on whether to continue the inclusive agenda of the last Pope, Francis, or return to a conservative doctrinal path, the supporters had launched the then Cardinal Prevost, 69, as a balanced alternative. In his first comments to the crowd that, gathered, had in the Plaza de San Pedro, Leo put a great emphasis on the need to build bridges.
His choice was received with rejoicing in the city of the Vatican, but also in Chicago, where he was born, and in Peru, where he spent more than two decades. President Trump called his selection “a great honor” for the United States.
Who is Leo? Born in Chicago, the 69 -year -old pontiff spent much of his life in the United States, served as a missionary, pastor, teacher and bishop in Peru, any Peruvian citizen. Until Francis’s death, he held one of the most influential Vatican positions, directing the office that selects and manages bishops worldwide. This is what we know most about him.
What follows? Leo will celebrate the Mass in the Sistine Chapel today with the cardinals who chose it. It will recite a prayer on Sunday in the Basilica of San Pedro. And on Monday, he will meet with journalists in the Vatican.
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Trump’s commercial agreement with Great Britain left the details to resolve
The United States and the United Kingdom are intended to sign a commercial agreement that would increase market access for billions of US exports and also remove some of the punishment rates for British products, President Trump said yesterday. It was the first agreement that the Trump administration has reached since it imposed higher rates on its commercial partners.
Representatives of the two nations will meet in the coming months, and many details have not yet been resolved. The 10 percent rate that Trump imposed in April in Great Britain and other Willin nations in place, but tariffs will be reduced again in steel, aluminum and British cars. In return, Great Britain will open access to beef, ethanol and other American products.
The news is a very necessary political victory for Prime Minister Keir Starmer from Great Britain, as well as the claim or its strategy of regularly cultivating Trump.
Context: Whatever the end agreement that ends, it can be more important for Great Britain than for the United States, Great Britain occupies the number 11 among the main commercial partners of the United States, while the United States is the greatest partner of Great Britain.
Who is next?: EU officials wrote a list of goods of 95 billion euros in goods from the United States to which they could point with higher rates. Hours later, Trump said that US officials “intend to reach an agreement with Europe. A first round of commercial conversations between the United States and China is expected to take place this weekend in Switzerland.
The danger grows in southern Asia
India and Pakistan seem to be dangerously increasing their armed confrontation. Both countries said that their military sites had been attacked, and strong bombings and strikes were reported during the night on each side of its border.
The Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with leaders from both countries and emphasized the need for “unpacking disassembly,” said the State Department.
On the ground: In Jammu, an Indian city of approximately half a million people, parts of the city were under blackouts last night, and the sounds of explosions and sirens could be heard.
Strategy: India is working to restrict Pakistan’s access to international financial aid.
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