In a moment that will be etched in the annals of Church history, students from the University of Mary’s Rome campus stood mere feet from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica as white smoke signaled the election of the first American pope, Robert Francis Prevost—now Pope Leo XIV. The students, part of the university’s May-mester program, found themselves at the epicenter of a historic spiritual event, witnessing firsthand the announcement of the new pontiff. Click below to read the full article:

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University of Mary students witness history: Front-row seat to election of Pope Leo XIV

In a moment that will be etched in the annals of Church history, students from the University of Mary’s Rome campus stood mere feet from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica as white smoke signaled the election of the first … Continue reading