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Yahoo
09-05-2025
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Mobile residents react to newly elected Pope Leo XIV
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — From Rome to right here at home, it's a historic day for Catholics around the world as the church welcomes its first American pope. Mobile deacon at The Vatican for Pope Leo XIV's introduction 'It's an exciting day,' Archbishop Thomas Rodi of the Archdiocese of Mobile said. 'It's a historic day!' Pope Leo XIV has been named the new pope, and he's the first ever pope from the United States. It's a milestone that Archbishop Thomas Rodi and Catholic students at St. Dominic said they never expected to witness. 'I did not think it would be an American in my lifetime, so this is this is a day of joy!' Rodi continued. 'A day of pride for Catholics and all Americans that an American is chosen to be the pope.' 'I was really amazed because Saint for Pope Francis has been the Pope all my life, and I've never seen a new pope,' St. Dominic Catholic School student Claire Calametti said. 'So I was just really amazed about it.' Following the announcement, the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in downtown Mobile held mass. 'It was so exciting!' Mobile resident Susan Comeaux said. 'I had come before mass for some time of prayer and heard the bells ringing and wasn't really sure what was going on. And then we heard that there is a new pope, so it was kind of hard to focus on, on my intention initially, but then, you know, just how exciting to be a part of this.' Northwest Florida residents react to newly elected American Pope Leo XIV 'I'm really surprised they chose an American and you know, the Holy Spirit is the one who guides our, you know, our faith, our church,' Mobile resident Rochelle Terrell said. 'And He is the one who selected Pope Leo, and we're very excited about that.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
22-04-2025
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- CBS News
Coloradans remember Pope Francis, who was "always pushing the cause of immigration, immigrants, refugees"
For a full hour Monday morning, the bells of the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver rang in memory of Pope Francis. It was just part of remembering the pontiff following his death Monday . Worshippers attended masses throughout the day as the Pope was mourned by Catholics around the world. "He carried his kindness for human beings, his kindness for humanity into the Vatican," said church member Andrea Jackson. There will be masses in remembrance of Francis for nine days with the College of Cardinals starting its work of selecting a new pope in about two weeks. For now, Irish born American Cardinal Kevin Farrell will lead the church . In churches all across the world, including Colorado, Francis was remembered for his work caring for the poor and marginalized as well as immigrants and migrants. "Because the kind of pope Pope Francis was, that was always pushing the cause of immigration, immigrants, refugees. That the people, the Hispanic people felt very embraced, understood and supported," said Bishop Jorge Rodriquez Auxilliary Bishop of Denver. "Here we have a pope who really loves us, understands us, and is with us," said Bishop Rodriguez, who leads the heavily immigrant populated St. Joseph's Church of Denver at 6th and Galapago. "As an immigrant, you know living in our country, coming to another place to live, he encouraged us to keep it up," said Araceli Gutierrez, a member of the church for twenty years. "He was kind of like a warrior for me," said church member Antonia Martinez. "The shield for us." When Francis was selected as pope, the first from the Americas, it was cause for celebration, even while Martinez is Mexican and Francis from Argentina. "We finally have somebody that is going to understand more our culture and our faith," she recalled. Gutierrez said she will recall the day with memories of where she was just like 9/11. "Talking to us, in our language. It was beautiful. It was beautiful always to have a word of encouragement," she said. Both women prayed and thought about their beliefs that Francis is now with God. Gutierrez's husband pointed out something she also shared. "He says, 'well we lost a pope, but we gained a saint.'"
Yahoo
22-04-2025
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- Yahoo
Denver Catholics mourn the passing of Pope Francis
DENVER (KDVR) — The requiem bells tolled at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver for an entire hour as the church marked the passing of Pope Francis. Crowds of people came to mourn his passing together. Archdiocese of Denver to host memorial masses for late Pope Francis 'I'm praying for the pope, the one who has prayed for us all the time,' said Nicholas Choi. Some people were quite emotional. 'He's a man that's touched not only Catholics, but non-Catholics as well. He was by far mine and my family's favorite pope of all time,' said Katy Worthington. The church created a place of mourning at the side altar where people knelt, prayed, lit candles and placed flowers. After prayers and a rosary for the pope, the archbishop celebrated a special Easter Monday Mass. After the service, Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila said he'd met Pope Francis a few times and that part of his legacy will be his outreach. Pope Francis dies at 88 'Especially to the people on the peripheries,' the archbishop said. Also, as the first Latin American pontiff, the archbishop said Pope Francis expanded the College of Cardinals, 'by appointing so many cardinals from so many different countries rather than primarily Europe. So, there's now cardinals from countries that never had cardinals before.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
