Netanyahu congratulates new pope, urges 'reconciliation'

(JNS) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, 69, for being elected pope of the Catholic Church.

“Congratulations to Pope Leo XIV and the Catholic community worldwide. I wish the first Pope from the United States success in fostering hope and reconciliation among all faiths,” wrote Netanyahu on X.

The new pope is also a Peruvian citizen and was previously archbishop of Peru.

Most recently, he was prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops and president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, “one of the most important jobs in the Catholic Ch...