A 17-year-old high school student got to do something very few teenagers ever have before, at this year’s National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis.
Ezequiel Ponce of Downey was one of five students given a chance to ask questions directly to Pope Leo XIV.
The students were seated at the center of the arena filled with thousands of other teenagers, with Pope Leo XIV appearing on screen via teleconference. A moderator invited Ponce to stand, gave him a microphone and allowed him to speak…