Diocese of Brooklyn Gathers To Celebrate Start of ‘New Era’ Under Pope Leo XIV

Diocese of Brooklyn Gathers To Celebrate Start of ‘New Era’ Under Pope Leo XIV

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate has just barely begun, but he has already had an impact on Melanie Robinson’s life.  Melanie, a junior at Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School, said the new pontiff has inspired her to go to church more often. “I am Catholic, but it’s been a bit busy in my life, so I haven’t gone to church as often as I would like,” Melanie acknowledged. “But I feel like in a new era, it can be a start of me going b…