site.btaPresident Rumen Radev Congratulates Pope Leo XIV on Election

President Rumen Radev expressed his heartfelt congratulations to the new head of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV and wished him success in his mission to strive for peace, giving hope to a world torn apart by wars and conflicts, the head of State wrote on his profile on the social network X.

“I look forward to the further strengthening of relations between Bulgaria and the Holy See,” he added.

On Sunday, as 45,000 people gathered in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected the new pope, requesting the name Leo XIV, Associated Press reported.