VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Catholics from Hampton Roads are reacting to news of the first American pope, now that Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago has been elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church.
Hampton Roads priest reacts to first American pope
Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Virginia Beach held its scheduled Mass Thursday night. 10 On Your Side caught up with those in attendance about their reaction to the news.
“I was watching the TV earlier, and as when I saw the white smoke, and you can hear the crowd was yelling, some of them were crying. I was almost ready to cry too,” said resident Tony Espelepa.
The fact that the new pope is American was also exciting for them to hear. He is the first pope in the Catholic church’s long history who is from the United States…