Student From Monticello Has Front-Row Seat to Election of New Pope

Student from Monticello has front-row seat to election of new pope

A group of American students studying abroad in Rome — including one lucky young woman from Monticello — found themselves at the epicenter of a historic spiritual event last week, as they witnessed firsthand the election of a new pope.

ROM. Pope Leo XIV takes possession of his Episcopal Church in Rome on Sunday at 5 p.m.

Pope Leo XIV takes possession of his episcopal church in Rome on Sunday at 5 p.m. According to Kathpress, a solemn service is planned in the Lateran Basilica, during which he takes his place in the Roman episcopal seat. Lateran Basilica and the associated palace were the headquarters of the popes in Rome until the 14th century.