Here’s what US Catholics had to say about Pope Leo XIV
What U.S.Catholics are Saying About the Election of Pope Leo XIV: A Chicago Native Embedded in the Historic New Orleans Collection
When Catholics across the U.S. attended Sunday services this weekend, it was the first time in history they had done so with an American pope sitting in the Vatican.
Robert Prevost, a Chicago native, was selected on Thursday to lead the church of at least one billion people. The Pope was named Pope Leonardo XIV.
Meaghan said that she was very excited by the election of the Pope, because his family used to live in the city.
“The fact that his family comes from New Orleans is amazing,” Gibson, 37, told NPR member station WWNO’s Rosemary Westwood. “Hopefully he will grace us with his presence sometime during his papacy.”
The Historic New Orleans Collection tells us that Joseph and Louise had lived in New Orleans before moving to Chicago in 1910. The house was on land that was taken to build a highway, according to the museum and research center.
“So possibly if that had not been built, the family might’ve still been here,” Gibson said. We were very pleased to know that his grandparents got married near our home church.
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There is a lot of enthusiasm surrounding the election of the first American pontiff, a Houston woman has told The Texas Newsroom.
My grandson is a little boy. I was told today by him in church. I’m going to become a priest. I’m going to be a bishop. and then I’m going to be a pope,'” Spencer said. “He’s catching onto it.”
She said she hoped Leo would continue some of the work of his predecessor, Pope Francis, such as reaching out to the poor and trying to unify people across the world.
Spencer, who is 74, said with a laugh that she’s “seen a lot of popes!” Pope Francis and PopeLeo will follow in his footsteps, and they will do even more things.
At Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago on Sunday, people took selfies in front of a billboard congratulating Pope Leo — a city native — on his papal election, according to Chicago Public Media’s Jake Wittich.
Chicago resident Sara Schroeder said it was a historic moment for the country and for the city. “Mass was beautiful,” Schroeder said. “The priest was very happy about Pope Leo. People were cheering that he’s from Chicago, and people would clap anytime that was mentioned.”
On Thursday evening, the mass at Washington, D.C.’s Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle turned into a celebration of the new pope, according to Jackson Sinnenberg.
Father Sagastume told them to expect a renewed sense of missionary zeal as they receive the new pastor.
The Culture War: Why Pope Francis fought for the United Kingdom and for democracy and peace in the Middle East, while he mourned his death
Francis said he was on a “secret mission” to stop the war between Russia and Ukraine, got down on his hands and knees to kiss the feet of the warring leaders of South Sudan’s government and its opposition and, in his final Easter speech before he died, made explicit appeals for peace in Ukraine and Gaza, which Leo echoed again on Sunday.
The global political context affects the pope’s ability to organize change. During the time when he became pope, he had natural allies who supported his immigrant-friendly message, like former President Barack Obama and Chancellor Merkel of Germany. By the time Francis died, the world had transitioned to a more right-leaning order with President Trump and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Pope Francis missed the Zeitgeist that migrant issues are more complex and have trade-offs, said a historian who studies the Catholic Church. If the new pope, he added, “carries on and just keeps saying what Francis did, he will become more and more marginal.”
There are certain issues in the culture war where activists can try to claim the new pope as their own. His advocacy will be appreciated by the liberals. Conservatives will urge Leo to stick to current Catholic doctrine on issues like gay marriage.