The election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from North America, has been warmly received across the African continent. Numerous heads of state praised this historic moment for the Catholic Church, hailing the new pope\u2019s message of peace and dialogue amid a tense global context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected the 267th sovereign pontiff<\/strong>, choosing the name Leo XIV<\/strong>. His appointment has sparked a wave of enthusiasm throughout Africa, where many view his papacy as a beacon of spiritual and diplomatic renewal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Senegal<\/strong>, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye<\/em> extended his \u201cwarm congratulations\u201d to the new pope, expressing hopes for a papacy marked by interreligious dialogue, peace, and human fraternity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Angola<\/strong>, President Jo\u00e3o Louren\u00e7o<\/em>\u2014also current Chair of the African Union\u2014described the election as \u201cthe result of well-considered consensus\u201d within the Church, expressing hope that Leo XIV would contribute to peacebuilding in Africa and beyond<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sierra Leone\u2019s<\/strong> President Julius Maada Bio<\/em> saluted the pope\u2019s \u201cunshakeable faith and devotion,\u201d voicing his wish for a pontificate grounded in unity, compassion, and hope<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n From Libreville<\/strong>, the Gabonese president<\/strong> sent his best wishes for a fruitful ministry, praying that it would flourish in faith and love<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Chad<\/strong>, President Mahamat Idriss D\u00e9by Itno<\/em> hailed the election as a \u201cclear success\u201d for the Church. In South Africa<\/strong>, President Cyril Ramaphosa<\/em> called it a \u201cpowerful moment,\u201d hoping that \u201cthe conclave\u2019s white smoke helps dissipate the dark clouds of military conflict.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n In his first public address<\/strong> from St. Peter\u2019s Square, Pope Leo XIV called for a Church that is \u201copen and fraternal,\u201d dedicated to mission, listening, and welcome<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLike this square,\u201d he said to the crowd, \u201cthe Church must remain open to all who need our charity, our presence, and our love.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from North America, has been warmly received across the African continent. Numerous heads of state praised this historic moment for the Catholic Church, hailing the new pope\u2019s message of peace and dialogue amid a tense global context. American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected the 267th […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":528734,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_trash_the_other_posts":false,"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"pays":[114],"personnalite":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-528750","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-religion","8":"pays-world"},"acf":{"type_de_publication":"opinion","nom_de_linstitution":"","description_de_linstitution":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/benews.ci\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/benews.ci\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/benews.ci\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/benews.ci\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/benews.ci\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=528750"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/benews.ci\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528750\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":528791,"href":"https:\/\/benews.ci\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528750\/revisions\/528791"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/benews.ci\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/528734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/benews.ci\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=528750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/benews.ci\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=528750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/benews.ci\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=528750"},{"taxonomy":"pays","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/benews.ci\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pays?post=528750"},{"taxonomy":"personnalite","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/benews.ci\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/personnalite?post=528750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n