“I think most of us did not think it would be an American, but he is an American who’s also a missionary, who spent much of his life in priesthood in Peru, in Chiclayo,” #AbpLori told The Catholic Review
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Archbishop Lori surprised, heartened by selection of American pope - Catholic Review
As French Cardinal Dominique Mamberti announced to the world May 8 that Cardinal Robert F. Prevost had been elected as the successor to Pope Francis, Archbishop William E. Lori and several of his closest advisors appeared visibly stunned.