Providence Catholic students, staff reflect on an unforgettable visit from Pope Leo XIV

Providence Catholic students, staff reflect on an unforgettable visit from Pope Leo XIV

NEW LENOX, Ill. — Excitement continues to run high about the new pope inside the halls of Providence Catholic High School. Pope Leo XIV has spent a lot of quality time there. “My dad was texting me. We were in lunch, and he was like, ‘We met the pope,’ and I was like, “What? That’s crazy.’ I just couldn’t believe it,” senior Maia Allen said. Allen and several of her classmates met Pope Leo XIV last August when he visited Providence Catholic High…

Catholics in Central Illinois overjoyed by the election of a pope from Chicago - IPM Newsroom

Illinois Newsroom - Catholics in Champaign felt a mix of shock, joy, and optimism for the future following the election of the first pope from the United States — and from Illinois. The post Catholics in Central Illinois overjoyed by the election of a pope from Chicago appeared first on IPM Newsroom.

Fairmont Catholic School students enraptured by naming of Pope Leo XIV

FAIRMONT — While students at Fairmont Catholic School entered recess, halfway around the world, white smoke blew out of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican.

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Local catholic students react the new pope

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Father Felipe Campos of St. Adalbert and St. Casimir Catholic churches kept watch over the Vatican chimney alongside his students Tuesday morning, anticipating a historic moment.

From classrooms to grocery aisles: How the historic news of new pope met ordinary life

WESTFIELD — When students at St. Mary’s High School in Westfield remember where they were when Pope Leo XIV made his first appearance in the Vatican, they will recall seeing him on TV screens in their classrooms.