'Remarkable breadth of experience': WNY Monsignor reacts to new pope

LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Thursday marked a historic moment for the Catholic Church as Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago became Pope Leo XIV, the 267th leader of the Roman Catholic Church, and the first American to hold the papacy.At the Basilica of Our Lady of Victory in Lackawanna, a local faith leader reflected on what this moment means for Western New York.“The church always rejoices when we have a new pope, and to elect someone with his caliber of experience is a cause for rejoicing