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Robert Prevost, elected pope Thursday, grew up in Dolton. Former neighbors and local Catholics reacted to the election of the first American pontiff in the church's 2,000-year history.
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St. Bridget Catholic School in Richmond posted a photo on Instagram showing students celebrating the news: "Can you feel the excitement?! We have a Pope!"聽
Cascia Hall Preparatory School had its school day happily disrupted Thursday by the stunning news that a former governing board member just became Pope Leo XIV.
鈥淚t just really felt magical,鈥澛爐he Rev. Joseph Wahlmeier, a Lincoln priest who was in St. Peter's Square to witness Chicago-born Robert Prevost be introduced as Pope Leo XIV.
Local Catholics are pleased with the election of the new pope. They鈥檙e largely happy he鈥檚 from the United States and hope he will help the American church come together.
Local Catholic leaders speak about Pope Leo XIV who served on the Board of Directors of Cascia Hall Preparatory School in Tulsa from 1999 to 2001 during a press conference at Holy Family Cathedral on Thursday, May 8, 2025.
From President Donald Trump to Virginia's Catholic bishops and politicians in both political parties, leaders issued congratulations and good wishes to the first American pope.
鈥淟ong live the Pope! Long live the Pope!鈥 chanted sixth graders from Everest Academy, a Catholic school in Lemont, Ill., in front of Holy Name Cathedral, the seat of the Archdiocese of Chicago, following the election of Pope Leo XIV on Thursday.聽American Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo…
"I think for us today, the main thing is we're just very joyful to have a new pope," said the Rev. Leo Kosch, pastor at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Beatrice.
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Robert Prevost, elected pope Thursday, grew up in Dolton. Former neighbors and local Catholics reacted to the election of the first American pontiff in the church's 2,000-year history.
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"Usually Catholics from the United States never, ever get to be pope, so that was kind of a shock and surprise and actually how fast it went as well too."
Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church.聽
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