'Gentle and wise figure': Wisconsin priest recalls time training under Pope Leo XIV in Chicago

'Gentle and wise figure': Wisconsin priest recalls time training under Pope Leo XIV in Chicago

Even local Catholic leaders were shocked by the election of an American to the highest position in the Church but they consider it a pleasant surprise. Pope Leo XIV was a spirtual director for one local priest a decade ago The priest reflects on his impressions of then-Fr. Prevost(The following is a transcription of the full broadcast story, with additional details and quotes added for web)The election of the first-ever American pope was an exci…

'Gentle and wise figure': Local priest recalls time training under Pope Leo XIV in Chicago

Local Norbertines remember Pope Leo XIV in Chicago a decade ago — Fr. Robert Prevost at the time — mentoring Norbertine and Augustinian priests. They say he's a humble man with a unifying spirit.