Tamil Nadu school recalls its cherished moments with Pope

Pope Leo XIV. Pic/PTI

A school in Tamil Nadu's Pollachi fondly recalls its cherished moments with the new head of Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, when he visited its campus while serving as the Prior General, in 2006.

When news of Pope Leo XIV's election broke, Shenbagam Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Pollachi, Coimbatore district, erupted in celebration.

Father Wilson Injerappu, Order of Saint Augustine (OSA), regional Vicar of the Augustinian Order in India, recollected the memories of the present Pope's visit to the school, saying that he travelled from Kochi to Pollachi in a car. He is a very kind and humble person, he added.

"Father Robert Francis Prevost (then), who has now chosen the name Leo XIV after being elected as Pope, had encouraged the students in the school," Father Injerappu said.

The school correspondent Father Binu Yesudasan said they felt very proud that Father Prevost had visited the school and blessed them.

The first US-born pontiff, Pope Leo XIV had on May 9 said that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass as the head of the Catholic Church.

Father Sumesh Joseph Illikkaparambil shared a photo of Fr Prevost standing in front of the school gate in Pollachi and it went viral.

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