The Two Popes actor Jonathan Pryce backs new pontiff as ‘Francis’s man’
The new Pope, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, from Chicago, became the first North American head of the Catholic Church.
Sir Jonathan Pryce, who was Oscar-nominated for playing Pope Francis, has said he is “encouraged” by the late pontiff’s closeness with Pope Leo XIV.
The new Pope, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, from Chicago, became the first North American head of the Catholic Church after he was elected during the secret conclave meeting of cardinals on Thursday.
On the red carpet of the Bafta TV awards in London on Sunday, Sir Jonathan told the PA news agency: “I watched the announcement of the Pope and I found it personally very moving, because I was also thinking back to my time playing Pope Francis.
“I was a huge admirer of Pope Francis, and I was encouraged when Leo, Pope Leo, referenced Francis and referenced things that Francis had said about building bridges and not walls.
