US Edition'Kind of surreal': Election of American pope causes joyful shock among local priests
- On Thursday, Pope Leo XIV was elected, marking the first time an American has been chosen as the leader of the Catholic Church; he previously served as a cardinal from Chicago.
- The prevailing belief was that cardinals avoided American candidates due to concerns over the US exerting too much influence if an American became pope.
- Clergy such as Rev. Peter Karalus of the Buffalo Diocese expressed shock but hope, viewing the papacy as a chance to revitalize faith and heal abuse survivors.
- Monsignor Robert Zapfel, who spent several years studying and working in Rome and the Vatican, characterized Prevost as a unique figure with a global outlook and remarked that his election highlights the wide-ranging nature of the church.
- Leaders hope Pope Leo XIV will unite the church, overcome stereotypes, and inspire service, bridging American culture and global Catholicism with a hopeful vision.
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Valley native describes experiencing election of new Pope
While Vatican Square was filled with people from all around the world, one onlooker traveled all the way from the Central Valley. "We see the white smoke appear, and the crowd just roars so much that the Vatican itself starts shaking," said Chandler Marques of the Diocese of Fresno, as he stood among the crowd of world media awaiting the announcement of a new Pope."As soon as word got out that he was American, they all started saying 'Americo! A…
Fall River Diocese Congratulates New Pope Leo XIV, Regional Celebration Planned
FALL RIVER – Bishop Edgar da Cunha of the Fall River Diocese has congratulated Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, on his appointment—the first pope ever from the United States. The following is the full statement from the Bishop: “On behalf of all the priests, deacons, religious, and faithful of the Diocese of […] The post Fall River Diocese Congratulates New Pope Leo XIV, Regional Celebration Planned appeared first on CapeCod.…
The Times of Northwest Indiana
'Kind of surreal': Election of American pope causes joyful shock among local priests
“It is a source of tremendous pride that in this complex and difficult age that the Holy Spirit has guided the Cardinal Electors to choose not only this fellow countryman, but a person of profound faith, broad perspective and hopeful…
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