He's the first pope from the US. I confess I didn't know anything about him until now, but I am certain I will learn more over the years. I really like this picture of him meeting Pope St. John Paul II, considering that May 18th, the day of Pope Leo XIV's installation is the birthday of JPII. 
How fortuitous that on this Mother's Day, it is also the third Sunday after Easter, with my thoughts upon the Holy Father and fatherhood, that traditionally, it is a feast honoring St. Joseph as protector of the Church. I tell you, the riches in The Liturgical Year are inexhaustible.
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I'm not Catholic, but like most Americans I felt a sense of unreality and joyous augmented heartbeats to hear a Pope speak English the way my mother did. Oh, Chicago!
The new Pope sounds interesting. Congrats!
Thank you. People have said we'd never have an American pope. I am very hopeful that he will bring about unity and peace.
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