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Pope Leo XIV: Catholic school in Lexington joins worldwide celebration of new Pope

Fr. Charles Howell, Pastor of Seton Catholic School in Lexington, carries the Papal Flag.
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Fr. Charles Howell, Pastor of Seton Catholic School in Lexington, carries the Papal Flag.

Just as the broadcast featured a family of seagulls enjoying their evening meal, a cloud of white billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, and the students began to cheer.

Then the lunchroom erupted into chants of "We have a Pope!"

The formal inauguration mass for Pope Leo the Fourteenth will be celebrated on May 18 in Saint Peter's Square.

Karyn Czar joined the WUKY News team July 1, 2013, but she's no stranger to radio.