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Governor Greg Abbott issued a statement regarding the historic election of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as Pope Leo XIV, marking the first time an American has been elected to this position.
In his statement, Governor Abbott said, "Cecilia and I congratulate the first American-born Pope, Pope Leo XIV. We join Catholics across the globe to pray for God’s guidance as Pope Leo XIV assumes leadership of the Catholic Church.”
The election of an American to the papacy is a significant event for both the United States and the global Catholic community.