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Congratulations, Pope Leo XIV

On behalf of its membership, staff and Board of Trustees, the Simon Wiesenthal Center congratulates Pope Leo XIV and the Catholiccommunity on his election as the new Pontiff. The Simon Wiesenthal Center has been honored by its close and warm relationships with every Pope since John Paul II and looks forward tocontinuing to grow this friendship with the new Pontiff.

For further information, please email Erik Simon at esimon@wiesenthal.com,Deborah Camiel at dcamiel@wiesenthal.com, jointhe Center on Facebook, or follow @simonwiesenthal fornews updates sent directly to your X feed.

The Simon Wiesenthal Center is an international Jewish human rights organization. It holds consultative status at the United Nations, UNESCO, the OSCE, the Council of Europe, the OAS, and theLatin American Parliament (PARLATINO).

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