The first posts were shared in 2011 and appeared to be updates on the cardinal’s travel schedule.
“In Rome, Council meetings,” the account posted on Sept. 20, 2011.
So far, Mr. Trump doesn’t seem to be holding any grudges against the pope for any previous criticism. In his own post on X, the president said he looked forward to meeting the new pope.
Mr. Vance, a Catholic convert who met with Pope Francis shortly before his death, also sent well wishes on Thursday afternoon.
“Congratulations to Leo XIV, the first American Pope, on his election!” he wrote on social media. “I’m sure millions of American Catholics and other Christians will pray for his successful work leading the Church. May God bless him!”
Not everyone in Mr. Trump’s orbit may be quite as pleased.
Even before the selection of the new pope, Steve Bannon, one of the president’s top allies, who has urged the church to adopt a more traditional stance, described Cardinal Prevost as “one of the dark horses” to become the next pontiff.
“Unfortunately, he’s one of the most progressive,” Mr. Bannon said in the interview last week.
Kate Conger contributed reporting.
