Excitement rippled through New York City's St. Patrick's Cathedral on Sunday morning, the first since an American was picked to lead the Roman Catholic Church in a selection that surprised and delighted many of his countrymen and women.

Catholics in Maryland and across the nation attended their first Sunday mass since Pope Leo XIV was elected into the papacy.

On the first Sunday following the election of Pope Leo XIV, many gathered at St. James Cathedral to honor the new pontiff.