Turin, 9 May (LaPresse) – Extensive coverage in the international media of the election of Pope Leo XIV, the American Robert Prevost. ‘Leo asks the Church to build bridges,’ writes the Washington Post, which devotes ample space to him. The New York Times highlights that the new Pontiff ‘will soon face difficult decisions about the direction of the Church,’ while the British newspaper The Times notes that ‘the new pope has already criticised the Trump administration.’ Robert Prevost, now Leo XIV, ‘is the first American chosen to lead the Catholic Church, having taken a moderate path with the Augustinian mission in Peru,’ writes the newspaper. The BBC opened with a live broadcast dedicated to the new Pontiff, while CNN ran the headline “How an American became Pope”. The French newspaper Le Parisien writes “Leo XIV, a Pope in continuity with Francis”, and Le Monde focuses on “the sensitive issues facing the new Pope Leo XIV: sexual violence, the crisis in vocations and reform of the Curia”. El País also devotes considerable space to the new Pontiff, highlighting “his continuity with Francis”.