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Catholics in Virginia on Thursday celebrated the historic announcement of the first American pope in the history of the church. Diocese of Richmond Bishop Barry C. Knestout said he rejoiced at the selection of Cardinal Robert Prevost.
“Along with the faithful of the Diocese of Richmond, I rejoice in thanksgiving at the announcement of our new pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope to be elected,” Knestout said in a statement. “Like many, my initial reaction was one of joyful astonishment when I heard the cardinal protodeacon announce that Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a Chicago native, was elected as the 267th pope to lead our Church.”
Prevost, 69, who took the name Pope Leo XIV, was born in Chicago and spent much of his career ministering in Peru.
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