The new Pope was elected and received the name Leo XIV. The news was enthusiastically received in Tonalá, Jalisco, Mexico and around the world. The mayor of San Pedro Tlaquepaque, Laura Imelda Pérez Segura, congratulated the Vatican and the community of worshippers on the election. For his part, the governor of Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Gerardo Quirino, expressed his hopes that the leadership of the new Pope brings peace to the believers.
The cardinal archbishop of Guadalajara, Francisco Robles, who participated in the conclave this year, shared his congratulations to Leo XIV on his election as the new leader of the Vatican. On his social media, he mentioned: “We rejoice with the entire Church in the hope that the election of Pope Leo XIV brings us. He will confirm us in faith as Vicar of Christ and successor of the Apostle Peter.”
The Jalisco entity has a strong connection to Catholic traditions. The mayor of Tonalá, Sergio Chávez, expressed his excitement over the election of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the new Pope Leo XIV and wished for it to be a new era of good for the municipality of Tonalá. The bells of the cathedral of Guadalajara rang out when the white smoke came out of the Sistine Chapel, announcing the election of the new Pope.
In the Historic Center of Perla Tapatía, at approximately 10:10 in the morning, Mexico time, the bells of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Guadalajara rang out in celebration of the election of Leo XIV as the leader of the Vatican. Mayors of Jalisco also joined in the messages of congratulations and celebration for this papal election.
