Maricela Calzada’s 53rd birthday on April 21 was the day Pope Francis died. Despite the somber news, the longtime Catholic found a sense of meaning in the timing.
“It was a sad day, but at the same time, I said, ‘Well, he chose my day to rest,’” Calzada said in Spanish.
Less than three weeks later, on May 8, a new pope was elected: Pope Leo XIV, the first American to hold the position…