The President of the Republic, His Excellency Paul BIYA has congratulated Pope Leo XIV following his election on 8 May 2025.
The Head of State’s message was published via Facebook and X, a few hours after the official presentation of the new Pontiff in the Holy See.
“I wholeheartedly congratulate Pope Leo XIV. May His expansive humanism, moral voice, and spiritual leadership breed peace and dialogue among nations,” he said.
This particularly edifying message confirms the interest that the Head of State, moulded in the bowels of the Catholic Church of which he remains a fervent Christian, attaches to denominational affairs.
The reaction also reveals a convergence of views between President Paul BIYA, a man of peace and dialogue, and the new Pontiff who, in his first universal, official, and solemn message, launched an appeal to build a humble and disarming peace for humanity. President Paul BIYA and Pope Leo XIV are thus both committed to building a better world, heralding fruitful cooperation between two great leaders on the same wavelength regarding ideas and intentions.
