Pope Francis sends well-wishes to Trump before his inauguration.

Pope Francis conveyed his well-wishes and cordial greetings to President-elect Trump prior to his inauguration on Monday morning.

In a message to the president-elect, Pope Francis requested divine guidance for your efforts in fostering peace and reconciliation among different groups of people.

As you begin your term as the forty-seventh President of the United States, I extend warm wishes and pray that God will bestow upon you the wisdom, strength, and protection needed to fulfill your responsibilities.

"I hope that, under your leadership, the American people will thrive and continually work towards creating a fairer society, free of prejudice, bigotry, and exclusion, as our nation's ideals of being a land of opportunity and welcome for all inspire us."

Amid numerous challenges and the scourge of war, Pope Francis asked God to guide efforts in promoting peace and reconciliation among peoples.

"Pope Francis invoked an abundance of divine blessings upon you, your family, and the American people with these sentiments."

On an evening television program, Pope Francis condemned Trump's deportation policy, stating, "If true, this will be a disgrace."

The pope stated that Trump's planned deportations are not the correct way to resolve things, as it won't work.

ICE officials are reportedly prepared to begin arresting illegal immigrants nationwide on day one of the new Trump administration, according to top officials.

Last year, the pope attributed Trump's assassination attempts to "fake news."

In his annual "state of the world" address, Francis identified "fake news" as the source of division and mistrust that resulted in two attempts on Trump's life in 2024.

The phenomenon generates false images of reality, fostering a climate of suspicion and hate, which undermines people's sense of security and stability, leading to tragic consequences such as the attacks on the chairman of the government of the Slovak Republic and the president-elect of the United States of America.

This report was contributed to by Adam Shaw, Gabriel Hays of Planet Chronicle Digital, and the Associated Press.