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David Velazquez Casper Star-Tribune
May 8, 2025
May 8, 2025 Updated May 9, 2025

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Worshippers spend time in prayer at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Casper on Thursday morning on the day the Vatican announced American Cardinal Robert Prevost as the next pope.

Andrew Towne, Star-Tribune

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St. Patrick's Catholic Church of Casper Father Cliff Jacobson spoke to the media after the announcement of American Cardinal Robert Prevost as the next Pope on Thursday morning.

Andrew Towne, Star-Tribune

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As Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the new pope, Casper’s Catholic community gathered around televisions and other screens to watch the occasion.

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St. Anthony's Tri-Parish Catholic School gather to watch as a new pope is named.
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David Velazquez is a reporter at the Casper Star-Tribune and can be reached at 307-301-0506 or at david.velazquez@trib.com

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