Pope Francis, in message, offers Trump prayers for 'wisdom, strength'
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 20, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 20, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026

Pope Francis sends prayers to President-elect Trump for wisdom and strength ahead of his inauguration, hoping for a just society under his leadership.
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Monday offered well-wishes to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in a traditional message sent ahead of the presidential inauguration ceremony in Washington.
The pontiff, who has previously expressed sharp disagreement with Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric, said he would pray that God grants Trump "wisdom, strength and protection" as he takes up the presidency again.
"It is my hope that under your leadership the American people will prosper and always strive to build a more just society, where there is no room for hatred, discrimination or exclusion," said the pope.
(Reporting by Joshua McElwee; Editing by Keith Weir)
Pope Francis prayed that God grants Trump 'wisdom, strength and protection' as he takes up the presidency.
The pontiff has previously expressed sharp disagreement with Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric.
He hopes that under Trump's leadership, the American people will prosper and strive to build a more just society without hatred or discrimination.
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