ROME – American cardinals who participated in the conclave that elected history’s first-ever pope from the United States, Chicago-born Robert Prevost have hailed him as a “citizen of the world”, saying his nationality was secondary, but he had the qualities they were looking for.
Speaking to journalists during a May 9 press conference a the Pontifical North American College in Rome, Cardinal Robert McElroy of Washington said they had all heard Prevost speak during the pre-conclave general congregation meetings, and were impressed by his personality.
