Welcome Pope Leo XIV!

Shortly after 6:00 p.m. Rome time (12:00 p.m. ET) on Thursday, May 8, white smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, signaling to the faithful and the world that a new Bishop of Rome, the 266th successor of St. Peter, had been elected.

Welcome Pope Leo XIV: the first American pope!

Our newly elected pope, born Robert Francis Prevost, is a native of Chicago and an Augustinian missionary. Before becoming pope, he served at the Vatican as prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under the late Pope Francis.

A Mass of Thanksgiving for the election of Pope Leo XIV will be celebrated by Bishop Walkowiak tomorrow, Friday, May 9, at 12:05 p.m. at the Cathedral of Saint Andrew.

Read Bishop Walkowiak’s statement on the election of Pope Leo XIV on the diocesan website.

Please pray for our new Holy Father.

Read more about him from CNS Vatican, and find his full biography on the Vatican website.

Awaiting and celebrating our new pope

Our pastor, Father Tony Russo, and school Principal Liz Peters, along with parish and school staff, teachers, parents and students gathered in the PLC earlier today for the announcement of who our new pope would be. They sang and prayed together as they awaited the news.

Following the announcement of our new pope, St. Robert School students celebrated on the playground with “Popsicles for Papa” in red, white and blue!

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