05.08.25

Cantwell Statement on Election of Pope Leo XIV

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) released this statement regarding the election of Pope Leo XIV.

“I join the millions of Americans around the country in celebrating the selection of a new pope. Pope Francis had a message to the world: all of us must help lift the most vulnerable up. Pope Leo XIV -- the first American pope -- has my prayers for strength as he leads the Catholic Church.”

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