<p>Just two hours after white smoke billowed from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on May 8, 2025, Bishop Gregory Parkes led a Mass to pray for our newly elected Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV. Here is his homily from that Mass that took place at St. Petersburg Catholic High School, located next to the Pastoral Center, the headquarters of the Diocese of Saint Petersburg.</p>

Just two hours after white smoke billowed from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on May 8, 2025, Bishop Gregory Parkes led a Mass to pray for our newly elected Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV. Here is his homily from that Mass that took place at St. Petersburg Catholic High School, located next to the Pastoral Center, the headquarters of the Diocese of Saint Petersburg.

Truly A Historic Day for the Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Petersburg was established on June 17, 1968. Situated on Florida's west coast, along the Gulf of Mexico, the diocese covers 3,177 square miles in five counties: Pinellas, Hillsborough, Pasco, Hernando, and Citrus. The principal cities of the diocese are St. Petersburg, Tampa, and Clearwater. The diocese serves a total population of approximately 2,900,000, of whom over 425,000 are Catholic.

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