Senator Bill Weber recently sent Rockland News his thoughts on the recent election of the new Pope, after the recent passing of Pope Francis on April 21, 2025.
“As a lifetime Catholic, it is with great honor to be in our state’s Senate chamber when the conclave of Cardinals elected the new Pope. Of the 267 Popes who go back to Saint Peter in 33 AD, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost is the first American Pope. It is a great day for our faith, our nation, and the hearts of many who will come to know the message and hope of this new Pope. Congratulations to Pope Leo XIV, “Urbi et Orbi!”
Pope Leo XIV was elected as Pope on May 8, 2025.