We, the Board of Bishops of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, would like to congratulate the Catholic Church on the election of a new pope! The election of Robert Francis Prevost is historic in the life of the Catholic Church. The new pope is the first American-born Pope from the United States, having been born in Chicago, IL. The new pope has chosen the name Leo XIV. Pope Leo XIV is known as a leader with global experience. He spent much of his career as a missionary in South America and, most recently, led a powerful Vatican office for…