Pope Leo XIV’s Twitter history has resurfaced and US President Donald Trump might have something to say about it…

Following Pope Francis passing away at the age of 88 last month, after the appropriate nine-day period of mourning, the question on many people’s lips was who would be the next in line to take on the role of head of the Church.

Earlier today (May 8), it was revealed Pope Francis’ successor had been formally chosen by the conclave and the new pope unveiled as Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, – who’s papal name is Pope Leo XIV.

The newly appointed pope marks a significant moment in history in becoming the first American pope to be elected into the position.

Despite joking about donning the miter himself alongside offending multiple Catholics with a ‘blasphemous’ AI-generated image, Donald Trump was ultimately overjoyed with the news – but has he forgotten what Pope Leo XIV has previously said about his policies in several posts to Twitter?

Most recently, Prevost reposted a tweet which reads: “As Trump & Bukele use Oval to Feds’ illicit deportation of a US resident, once an undoc-ed Salvadorean himself, now-DC Aux +Evelio asks, ‘Do you not see the suffering? Is your conscience not disturbed? How can you stay quiet?'”

The Independent also reported Prevost as resharing a tweet which reads: “There is nothing remotely Christian, American, or morally defensible about a policy that takes children away from their parents and warehouses them in cages. This is being carried out in our name and the shame is on us all.”

The newly elected pope has also hit out at Trump’s vice president JD Vance, resharing an op-ed from the National Catholic Reporter titled: “JD Vance is wrong: Jesus doesn’t ask us to rank our love for others.”

The article came after comments Vance made to Fox News in February earlier this year, Vance saying: “There is a Christian concept that you love your family and then you love your neighbor, and then you love your community, and then you love your fellow citizens, and then after that, prioritize the rest of the world.

“A lot of the far left has completely inverted that.”

The resurfaced comments follow shortly after Trump took to Truth Social to react to the announcement of the newly appointed pope.

In a post to Truth Social, Trump wrote: “Congratulations to Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who was just named Pope. It is such an honor to realize that he is the first American Pope

Donald Trump responds to the first American in history being named as the next pope

Pope Francis’ successor Pope Leo XIV has been announced, but what does the POTUS make of it all?

After joking he wanted to be the new pope himself, Donald Trump has responded to today’s news of Pope Francis’ successor.

Last month, Pope Francis passed away at the age of 88 at Domus Sanctae Marthae in Vatican City.

Theories swirled as to who could be the next pope in line to be the head of the Church – with eight cardinals in particular highlighted as potentially taking over the baton.

And earlier today, it was revealed his successor had been formally chosen by the conclave after its highly secretive meeting came to an end.

The new pope is declared as being 69-year-old Cardinal Robert Prevost – who’s papal name is Pope Leo XIV.

Now, Donald Trump joked about becoming the next pope himself, alongside sharing a ‘blasphemous’ image of himself as said pope, so how does he feel about the title going to someone else?

Well, the POTUS ultimately has no hard feelings to ‘losing out’ on the title to another – helped by the fact an American is taking on the role of head of the Church.

In a post to Truth Social, Trump wrote: “Congratulations to Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who was just named Pope. It is such an honor to realize that he is the first American Pope. What excitement, and what a Great Honor for our Country.

“I look forward to meeting Pope Leo XIV. It will be a very meaningful moment!”

Indeed, Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago, making him the first American pope in history.

He previously served as Bishop of Chiclayo in Peru from 2015 to 2023, and was the general of the Order of Saint Augustine from 2001 to 2013.

The historical announcement made from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica following a group of the Catholic church’s most senior figures traveling to Rome to take on the monumental task of choosing the next pope.

There are more than 240 cardinals across the globe and the number of papal electors is typically capped at 120.

Who is Robert Prevost? The first American in history to be named pope

The Vatican has confirmed 69-year-old Cardinal Robert Prevost is the new pontiff

Pope Leo XIV is the first American in history to become the head of the Roman Catholic Church.

The late Pope Francis’ successor has formally been chosen by the papal conclave after its highly secretive meeting from the Sistine Chapel came to an end just two days into the election process.

As white smoke billowed from the building earlier today (Thursday, May 8), Vatican officials announced from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica that Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has accepted the lofty position as the 267th pope with the papal name of Pope Leo XIV.

Here’s everything we know about him…

Prevost is fairly young for a pope at the age of 69 and, being born near Dolton, Illinois in Chicago, stands as the first American in history to take the role, which President Donald Trump has celebrated as ‘such an honor.’

However, he spent much of his life in Peru throughout the 1980s and 1990s after he became ordained in 1982, reports Newsweek.

Leo received a doctorate in canon law in Rome at the Pontifical College of St. Thomas Aquinas, and from Peru became a naturalized citizen, working in clerical roles ranging from parish priest, diocesan official, seminary teacher and administrator.

Noted for his bilingual talents in both Spanish and Italian, he later became Bishop of Chiclayo in Peru between 2015 to 2023 and finally a cardinal.

A close ally to Pope Francis, the former pontiff also gave Leo two appointments in the Vatican, to be the apostolic administrator of the diocese of Callao, Peru, in 2020 followed by a Prefect within the powerful Vatican office, the Dicastery for Bishops, in 2023 that is in charge of episcopal appointments across the world.

This made him an ideal candidate for the papal conclave that met this week to vote.

While Pope Francis was recognised for his progressive attitude, Pope Leo comes from a more centrist position.

Rev. Michele Falcone, a priest in the Order of St. Augustine, told The New York Times that he represents the ‘dignified middle of the road’.

That said, Leo comes as the fifth-most-popular name chosen by popes, reports ABC News, with Pope Leo XIII – who headed the Catholic Church from 1878 until his death in 1903 – being a founding figure of the Catholic social justice tradition.

In his first speech to the masses from the balcony, the new pontiff told the cheering crowd at St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City: “Peace be with you.”

International development charity Cafod said Pope Leo presents ‘a voice of wisdom in a fractured and divided world,’ particularly noting his work as a missionary in Peru to bring the ‘vital perspective of the global south’ into his papacy, ‘elevating voices from the margins to centre stage’.

Pope Leo has also highlighted his service to the church and to the vulnerable, saying last year to Vatican News: “The bishop is not supposed to be a little prince sitting in his kingdom, but rather called authentically to be humble, to be close to the people he serves, to walk with them, to suffer with them.”