Senator John Curran congratulates Cardinal Robert Prevost on being elected as the world’s first American pope

Illinois Senate Republican Leader John Curran (R-Downers Grove) released the following statement on the election of Pope Leo XIV:

Congratulations to the Southside’s own Cardinal Robert Prevost on being elected as the new pope. I am beyond proud that Church leaders chose an Illinoisan as the first American to lead the Catholic Church around the world. I wish His Holiness Pope Leo XIV strength, clarity, and purpose as he helps guide my fellow Catholics and I on our journeys in faith.

John Curran

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