SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) – The Catholic Church now has a new leader as of Thursday, May 8.
As white smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel announcing the 267 pontiff, Cardinal Robert Prevost was chosen to be pope and now serves the catholic community as Pope Leo XIV.
Pope Leo XIV is the first-ever American to hold the position, and the first of the Augustinian order. Shreveport residents have been following the news, especially the students at St. Joseph Catholic School…