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A New Leader: Local Priests React to the First American Pope

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Pope Leo XIV on the loggia after his election. EDGAR BELTRÁN/THE PILLAR, <a href= CC BY-SA 4.0" class="img-fluid">

Pope Leo XIV on the loggia after his election. EDGAR BELTRÁN/THE PILLAR, CC BY-SA 4.0

Joan McGovern, director of Cormaria Retreat Center in Sag Harbor.

Joan McGovern, director of Cormaria Retreat Center in Sag Harbor.

Rev. Ryan Creamer, pastor of Most Holy Trinity Parish in East Hampton.

Rev. Ryan Creamer, pastor of Most Holy Trinity Parish in East Hampton.

Father Ken Grooms, pastor of the Immaculate Conception Church in Westhampton Beach, with his dog, Teddy.

Father Ken Grooms, pastor of the Immaculate Conception Church in Westhampton Beach, with his dog, Teddy.

authorMichelle Trauring on May 18, 2025
When Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected to be the successor to the late Pope Francis last Thursday, May 8, there was one question on many people’s lips: “Who is... more

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