Viral reactions in the world after the choice of Pope Leo XIV

Cardinal Robert Prevost’s choice such as Pope Leo XIV caused a wave of emotions worldwide. From his beloved Chiclayo (Peru) to his native Chicago (United States), Miles celebrated with joy, and many of their reactions became viral on social networks.

One of the most emotional came from Peru. In the Major Santo Toribio Seminar in Mogrovejo, in Chiclayo – a day, the then PREVOST PASTORE PASTOREED for almost a decade – seminarians were still attentive to the transmission of the Vatican. In a video broadcast by the seminarist Fabián Rosado in Tiktok (semifabian_24), the outbreak of jubilation is observed when listening to a family name, emotion that emotion that increase When Leo XIV mentioned in his first message to his “dear Diocese of Chiclayo” and did so in Spanish. The video has added thousands of visualizations in a few hours.

In Chicago, the news surprised the faithful gathered in the cathedral of the Holy Name. The rector, P. Gregory Sakowicz, celebrated the Mass when the choice was known. The emotion was immediate among the attendees, knowing that one of theirs would now lead the Catholic Church.

Another moving scene occurred in Venezuela. The Augustinian recoletas of the heart of Jesus, religious who are part of Augustinian spirituality, were gathered in front of the TV when they heard that the Pope was Augustine.

Leo XIV was for years Prior General of the Order of San Agustín, who together with, among others, the Recoleta branch, forms the Augustinian family. In a video that circulates in networks, the religious is seen in tears, kneeling and shouting: “Augustine, Augustine!”, Jumping for joy.

Among the reactions captured in the Vatican, said that of Cardinal Vinko Puljić, Archbishop Emeritus of Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina), who accompanied the new Pontiff on the balcony of the Basilica of San Pedro. A wide and excited smile illuminated his face while watching Leo XIV greet the crowd.

In an interview with the Catholic Press Agencya means of communication of the bishops of the country, Cardinal Puljić explained that he was there as the cardinal with more seniority and when he went out to the balcony and could observe “how many people gathered, I was amazed. Not only for the number, but also because of the enthusiasm with which they welcomed the new Pope”.

But few reactions were as moving as children’s. At Saint Agnes school, in Minnesota (United States), students They exploded In hugs and shouts of “We have Pope!” Knowing the news.

Schools such as St. Alaysius Academy, in Pennsylvania (United States), also lived moments of emotion. Sister Margaret Fagan, director of the Educational Center, said in Fox News that the students were in their recess when they received the announcement, and that they were already familiar with the conclave thanks to previous activities.