Catholic News
- Villanova, Catholic Theological Union welcome election of alumnus as Pope (CWN)Villanova University, from which the future Pope Leo graduated as a mathematics major in 1977, welcomed his election as Pope.
- John Prevost: brother is 'middle of the road,' will follow in Pope Francis's footsteps (New York Times)John Prevost, one of Pope Leo’s two brothers, spoke with The New York Times about his brother’s election as Pope. Prevost, who typically speaks with his brother nightly, said his brother told him before the conclave, “No way, not going to happen.” Prevost described his brother as “middle of the road” but not afraid to […]
- Louis Prevost describes election of brother as 'just mind-blowing' (Gulf Coast News)Louis Prevost, one of the Pope’s two brothers, reacted to the election of his brother as Pope. Prevost, who lives in southwestern Florida, told Gulf Coast News: Shocking. Surprising. Exciting. I’m almost speechless. It’s just mind-blowing that my brother was elected pope today. It’s incredible, When the cardinal came out and started to read his […]
- President Trump, former presidents, other officials congratulate Pope Leo (BBC)President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and former presidents reacted to the election of the first US-born Pope. “Congratulations to Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who was just named Pope,” President Trump wrote on social media. “It is such an honor to realize that he is the first American Pope. […]