Pope Leo XIV

DENVER (KDVR) — For the first time in history, the leader of the Catholic Church is from the United States.

At Regis University, a Jesuit school in Denver, students and faculty reflected on the election of Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago.

“I’m truly surprised, I did not expect to have an American Pope in my lifetime,” said Kari Kloos, interim vice president for mission at Regis University.