JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – As Pope Leo XIV approaches the 100-day mark of his papacy on Saturday, Mississippi’s Catholics are largely ecstatic about the energy he has brought to their church.
Cardinal Robert Prevost became Pope Leo on May 8 following the untimely death of Pope Francis. Though his platform is largely undefined and his legacy still very malleable, Mississippi Catholics within and outside of the state are still largely drawn to him.
For students at Sister Thea Bowman Catholic School in Jackson, May 8 represented the conclusion of the first papal conclave they ever experienced. Chris Payne, the school’s principal, told WJTV 12 News that his students were excited to see the storied tradition happen…