Pope Leo XIV's former sister-in-law celebrates his election

(NewsNation) — The erstwhile sister-in-law of Pope Leo XIV is celebrating the American’s predetermination to pb the Catholic Church connected Thursday.

“Rob (Pope Leo XIV) is my ex-brother-in-law. I can't ideate a amended prime for pope. He's the astir humble and a genuinely bully idiosyncratic I've ever known, and helium volition marque a fantastic pope,” Kathleen Prevost, 72, told NewsNation soon aft the caller pope was announced.

Robert Prevost is the archetypal American to helm the Catholic Church. He is from the Chicago country and spent his vocation ministering successful Peru. He presently leads the Vatican’s almighty bureau of bishops.

Villanova University, wherever Pope Leo earned his Bachelor of Science grade successful mathematics successful 1977 and received an honorary doctorate of humanities from the assemblage successful 2014, celebrated his Holiness successful a memo from the school’s president, Rev. Peter Donohue, addressed to the school’s community, which work successful part:

“What a arrogant and bonzer time for Villanova University and the planetary Church! Today, successful St. Peter’s Square successful beforehand of Catholics from astir the world, Cardinal Robert Prevost, present known arsenic His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, was named the archetypal Augustinian Pope. The enactment of Pope Leo XIV by the College of Cardinals comes little than 2 years aft helium was announced arsenic cardinal designate by the precocious Pope Francis, a presumption to which helium was formally installed successful September 2023, during a consistory astatine the Vatican connected the eve of the Synod of Synodality."

It continued, “A caller Pope brings caller perspectives, renewed priorities and spiritual guidance, each of which tin deepen our mission, fortify our values and enrich our community. Known for his humility, gentle spirit, prudence and warmth, Pope Leo XIV’s enactment offers an accidental to reaffirm our committedness to our acquisition mission, done an Augustinian lens, arsenic we prosecute intelligence and spiritual growth.”