“Francis followed in the footsteps of his Lord, the Good Shepherd, who loved his sheep to the point of giving his life for them. And he did so with strength and serenity.” americamagazine.org/faith/2025/05/…

Habemus Papam! We have a Pope! The Cardinals gathered in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel have elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the 267th Pope, who took the name Pope Leo XIV.

Wonderful. Amazing. Deo Gratias.

The first American pope has chosen the same name of the pope who warned about the heresy of “Americanism.”

Overjoyed at the election of Pope Leo XIV—the first American Pope! He chose the name Leo in honor of Leo III, the intellectual force behind Catholic social teaching. In his first words, he called on us to stand in solidarity with those who suffer and to work for peace. A vital

Listening to a pope who speaks English with an American accent is gonna take some getting used to. He’s not just playing one on TV. Deo Gratias.