The President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella and that of the Council Giorgia Meloniinterrupted the meeting of the Supreme Defense Council that was taking place, to listen to the words of Pope Leo XIV. On X Meloni he wrote: “In a time marked by conflicts and anxieties, his words from the lodge of blessings are a powerful appeal to peace, fraternity and responsibility. A spiritual legacy that is collected in the wake traced by Pope Francis, and that Italy looks with respect and hope”.
The President of the Senate Ignazio La Russa He sent a telegram to Leone XIV with the “most lively congratulations of the Senate of the Republic Assembly and my personal. I am sure that his high magisterium will be able to guide and inspire not only Christian communities everywhere in the world”. The President of the Chamber Lorenzo Fontana He addressed a “heartfelt wish of a fruitful magisterium” to the Pope underlining the value of the choice of a missionary pontiff. The Mayor of Rome Roberto Gualtieriwho was in St. Peter’s Square to wait for the speech of the new Pope, commented on X: “Rome greets his bishop with affection and emotion. The city is ready to continue the Jubilee with renewed momentum and a spirit of welcome, in the wake of the message of hope and solidarity that characterized the commitment of Pope Francis”.
Among the Italian political leaders Matteo Renzi He reacted on Instagram to the announcement of Pope Prevost Leone XIV: “emotion and hope all over the world, I hope to bring peace and justice”. Maria Elena Boschi wrote: “A true shepherd between old and new world”. Forza Italia’s senator and vice president of the Senate Licia Ronzulli He underlined the rapidity of the election as a sign of the awareness of the Church for the mission in front of it: “Words and authentic actions are needed towards peace, justice and reconciliation, which only a pontiff can spread in the world”. The senator Tatjana Rojc Of the Democratic Party he commented: “A big day for the Church that shows its universality more and more”.
Romano Prodi He underlined the fact that the name of Leone binds him to the “push towards the renewal of the company that Leo XIII had indicated in Rerum Novarum”. The President of the Lombardy Region Attilio Fontana made the wishes to the new Pope on behalf of all the Lombards.