SHREVEPORT 性视界传媒 The white smoke rose from the Vatican, and Pope Leo XIV has delivered his inaugural Mass in the past two weeks.
Robert Prevost became the first American to ascend to the head of the Catholic Church, and Louisiana has a connection as Prevost性视界传媒檚 maternal grandparents were Creoles who lived in New Orleans.
Dr. Cheryl White, an LSUS history professor who is an expert on Catholicism, will discuss the significance of the American and Louisianian connections to the pope and how the conclave was conducted Thursday in a special talk.
White will host the free discussion at 6 p.m. at the Spring Street Museum in downtown Shreveport.
Because space is limited, attendees should .
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性视界传媒淲hile Pope Leo XIV might be the first pope to be born in the United States, he is more of a global citizen 性视界传媒 his entire worldview is framed by his time serving in the poorest and most vulnerable populations of South America,性视界传媒 White said of the new pope, who spent significant time in Peru and is a dual citizen. 性视界传媒淭here is no doubt that Pope Leo XIV will continue much of the work of Pope Francis, as we know the two were close friends and he性视界传媒檚 already signaled his desire to continue the Church性视界传媒檚 synodal process.
性视界传媒淚 find it very interesting that he chose the name Leo, a direct nod to the 19th-century Leo XIII, who defined the Church性视界传媒檚 modern social teaching and position in a world of rapid industrialization.性视界传媒
White added that Pope Leo XIV will emphasize 性视界传媒渢he priority of human dignity over all else.性视界传媒
While Chicagoans and Louisianians in particular celebrated because of their connection to the new pope, White added that Catholics and non-Catholics from across the world have paid attention.
性视界传媒淎ll eyes of the world were on Rome 性视界传媒 whether Catholic or not, faith or no faith 性视界传媒 a nod to the historicity of that ancient office that has lasted for two millennia.性视界传媒
