Congratulating Donald Trump for his victory in the US presidential election, the Vatican secretary of state expressed hope that people would work together "to change the global situation, which is a situation of serious laceration, serious conflict."
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Pope Francis's top aide, spoke about the election early on November 9 during a meeting at Rome's Pontifical Lateran University. The Vatican then released a transcript of his remarks, Catholic News Service reports.
"First of all," he said, "we respectfully must take note of the will expressed by the American people in this exercise of democracy that, they tell me, was characterised by a large turnout at the polls."
