Pope Leo XIV’s focus on refugees and his pluralistic background may offer a different view of U.S. values than the president’s America First approach.

U.S. President Donald Trump congratulated Pope Leo on his election to head the Catholic Church on Thursday, and said it "is such an honor to realize that he is the first American Pope."

Following the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff elected from the U.S., American cardinals shared their reaction to the new leader of the church.