RIYADH: Saudi King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman congratulated Pope Leo XIV on his election as the new leader of the Catholic Church on Sunday.
In separate congratulatory telegrams, both leaders extended their best wishes to Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, who was elected by the papal conclave on Thursday.
Pope Leo XIV delivered his first Sunday blessing and address to a crowd in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday.
