Colorado Catholics rejoice as American is named next pope

By Hayley Sanchez
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A group of people in pews sit and listen as a priest in the far distance speaks at a lecturn.
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A special mass for the selection of Pope Leo XIV at Denver's Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. May 8, 2025.

A priest in a robe administers the host to a kneeling person in a large church.
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Fr. Samuel Morehead doles out communion wafers during a special mass for the selection of Pope Leo XIV at Denver's Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. May 8, 2025.

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Jania Gannon (left) and Troy Harris pray during a special mass for the selection of Pope Leo XIV at Denver's Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. May 8, 2025.
Fr. Samuel Morehead leads a special mass
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Fr. Samuel Morehead leads a special mass for the selection of Pope Leo XIV at Denver's Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. May 8, 2025.

The congregation stands to pray
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The congregation stands to pray during a special mass for the selection of Pope Leo XIV at Denver's Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. May 8, 2025.

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