New Pope Leo XIV is no stranger to Michigan: He went to high school here

'Incredible': West Michigan seminarians in Rome as Pope Leo XIV elected

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Seminarians from the Grand Rapids area were among the thousands who celebrated in St. Peter's Square Thursday as a new pope was elected. The three Diocese of Grand Rapids students at first did not believe the news that the new pope, Leo XIV, is American. “It was absolutely crazy. It was insane,” Willison said. “I was absolutely shocked. I never thought it was possible. The people around me started saying, 'I think he…

New Pope Leo XIV is no stranger to Michigan: He went to high school here

LAKETOWN TOWNSHIP, MI – The world’s newly elected Pope Leo XIV was chosen as the 267th leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, May 8.

New pope has ties to west Michigan

Pope Leo XIV, the first American to be elected as pope, is not only from Chicago, but he has extensive ties to Southwest Michigan. Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo spokesperson Victoria Cessna tells us the Pope, Robert Francis Prevost, attended high school in Allegan County and visited Kalamazoo. “The Augustinians had what is known as a minor seminary, which is a high school that’s located in Allegan County, probably just technically north of Dougl…

Galway in top five most Pope-obsessed counties in Ireland - Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM Galway is in the top five most Pope-obsessed counties in Ireland. Legacy Communications analysed Google Search trends data. Dublin, Carlow, Galway, Westmeath and Leitrim rounded out the top five. The research comes as Pope Leo the 14th was elected and introduced to the world yesterday. The post Galway in top five most Pope-obsessed counties in Ireland appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City T…