Pope Leo XIV connection to Diocese of Tucson

By Bishop Gerald Kicanas 

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) Pope Leo XIV.

I do know our new Holy Father and have met with him recently when I was in Rome. I attended his ordination in Chicago and when he was in the Diocese of Chiclayo in Peru, he sent two Spanish speaking priests to serve in Yuma at Immaculate Conception Parish in Yuma. 
 
I have every confidence that he 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 Saint Augustine Cathedral.