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May 8, 2025Election of the Pope
Statement from Most Reverend Gerald Kicanas on the selection of Pope Leo XIV
Tucson—May 8, 2025—It is a joy for all of us in the Diocese of Tucson that the Cardinals gathered in conclave, through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, have selected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost now Pope Leo XIV, the first American in our Church's history.
I do know our new Holy Father and have met him. I have every confidence that Pope Leo XIV will be what the Cardinals sought as qualities needed in our next Pope, that he would be a builder of bridges, a true shepherd, a master of humanity and the face of a Samaritan Church, a serving Church toward all.The Diocese will be celebrating with gratitude the election of our new Pope on Sunday, May 18 at the 10:00 Mass at St. Augustine Cathedral.