New Jersey reacts to the election of the first pope from the US
News 12 New Jersey was outside the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark to see what New Jerseyans had to say about the new pope.
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34ds agoNew Jersey Catholics are celebrating as Robert Prevost was elected as the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church.
Prevost has taken the name Leo XIV.
News 12 New Jersey was outside the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark to see what New Jerseyans had to say about the new pope.
“This guy is going to do something different. The Catholic church is going to change a lot,” said one Newark resident.
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Gov. Phil Murphy issued a statement following the Vatican’s announcement.
“Tammy and I are praying for Pope Leo XIV's enduring success as he becomes the spiritual leader for more than one billion Roman Catholics around the world — including myself. This is truly a joyous and momentous day,” the governor wrote.
Joseph Cardinal Tobin, Archbishop of Newark, also expressed his thoughts.
"On behalf of all our sisters and brothers in northern New Jersey, I join with all people everywhere in welcoming our new Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV. May God bless him abundantly in his ministry as the successor of Saint Peter, Bishop of Rome,” Tobin wrote.
Pope Leo XIV was elected to the position on Thursday. He replaces Pope Francis, who died on April 21 after serving 12 years.
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