Father Philip Cook celebrates with Cascia Hall students in the hallway after the new pope, a former board member of the Augustinian Catholic school in Tulsa, was announced Thursday.
The Rev. Theodore E. Tack, from left, the Rev. David L. Brecht, Milann Siegfried, the Most Rev. Edward Slattery, the Rev. Bernard Scianna and the Rev. Robert Prevost are pictured at Cascia Hall in 1999.
The Rev. Joe Roccasalva, a Tulsa Catholic priest, displays a photo on his cellphone from last summer, when he was on a pilgrimage and met now-Pope Leo XIV in Rome. The pope, who was then-Cardinal Robert Prevost, is in black in the center, while Roccasalva, who lives at the monastery at Cascia Hall Preparatory School in Tulsa, is at the right, just behind Prevost.
Father Philip Cook, center, headmaster of Cascia Hall, talks about the newly elected Pope Leo XIV on Thursday at Holy Family Cathedral. Born Robert Prevost, the Catholic Church's 267th pontiff was formerly on the Cascia Hall board. “Pope Francis was the first Jesuit pope, and immediately following, the Cardinals have selected the first Augustinian. … It’s still really shocking though,” Cook said. “To me, that’s a mark of the (holy) spirit — giving us a surprise.”
Daniel Shular, Tulsa World
An undated photo from Cascia Hall shows the school's former board member Robert Prevost, left, now Pope Leo XIV. With him are the Rev. Henry Spielmann, center, and the Rev. Theodore E. Tack.
Courtesy, Cascia Hall
Former Cascia Hall board member Robert Prevost is among those honored with a plaque at the Tulsa school. Prevost was elected to succeed Pope Francis to become the church's 267th pontiff.
Courtesy, Cascia Hall
An undated photo shows the Rev. Robert Prevost, center, now Pope Leo XIV, with others at Cascia Hall Preparatory School.
Father Philip Cook, center, headmaster of Cascia Hall, talks about the newly elected Pope Leo XIV on Thursday at Holy Family Cathedral. Born Robert Prevost, the Catholic Church's 267th pontiff was formerly on the Cascia Hall board. “Pope Francis was the first Jesuit pope, and immediately following, the Cardinals have selected the first Augustinian. … It’s still really shocking though,” Cook said. “To me, that’s a mark of the (holy) spirit — giving us a surprise.”
The Rev. Theodore E. Tack, from left, the Rev. David L. Brecht, Milann Siegfried, the Most Rev. Edward Slattery, the Rev. Bernard Scianna and the Rev. Robert Prevost are pictured at Cascia Hall in 1999.
Father Philip Cook celebrates with Cascia Hall students in the hallway after the new pope, a former board member of the Augustinian Catholic school in Tulsa, was announced Thursday.
The Rev. Joe Roccasalva, a Tulsa Catholic priest, displays a photo on his cellphone from last summer, when he was on a pilgrimage and met now-Pope Leo XIV in Rome. The pope, who was then-Cardinal Robert Prevost, is in black in the center, while Roccasalva, who lives at the monastery at Cascia Hall Preparatory School in Tulsa, is at the right, just behind Prevost.
An undated photo from Cascia Hall shows the school's former board member Robert Prevost, left, now Pope Leo XIV. With him are the Rev. Henry Spielmann, center, and the Rev. Theodore E. Tack.
Former Cascia Hall board member Robert Prevost is among those honored with a plaque at the Tulsa school. Prevost was elected to succeed Pope Francis to become the church's 267th pontiff.
