Sacramento's Bishop Jaime Soto has "sense of hope" with Pope Leo XIV's election
Chicago-born Robert Prevost has been chosen as the first American in history to serve as pope, and the word of the day around Sacramento has been "hope."
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Chicago-born Robert Prevost has been chosen as the first American in history to serve as pope, and the word of the day around Sacramento has been "hope."
The themes of Pope Leo XIV's speech seemed to suggest he would have continuity with his predecessor Pope Francis.
On the second day of the conclave at the Vatican, the cardinal electors chose Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new pope, Leo XIV.
A U.S. bishop thought it was unlikely that Catholic cardinals would break with more than two centuries of precedent to pick a pope from the states, but it has happened.
