A Detroit missionary priest recalls studying with Pope Leo: ‘It’s Bob!’

A Detroit missionary priest recalls studying with Pope Leo: ‘It’s Bob!’

VATICAN CITY // Missionary priest Father Ken Mazur has shared his memories of studying alongside then-seminarian Robert Francis Prevost — now Pope Leo XIV — at… The post A Detroit missionary priest recalls studying with Pope Leo: ‘It’s Bob!’ appeared first on CatholicVote org.

Pope Leo’s ties to Southwest Michigan emerge in Niles

Three brothers baptized at a Catholic church in Niles now have something that few people can lay claim to — baptism by the person who would one day become pope. Years before he became Pope Leo XIV, Chicago-born and then-Father Robert Prevost was known as “Father Bob.” Part of his mission was to help area parishes with their services. In 2014, St. Mary’s was in a time of transition between pastors and one Sunday morning, Father Bob was assigned t…

More Southwest Michigan ties to Pope Leo XIV, long-standing South Haven school closing

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