When Pope Leo XIV was elected because the late Pope Francis’ successor, Harry Kinds was one of many many within the crowd current for the event, The Hollywood Reporter has realized.
In a photograph circulating on-line, the singer was noticed by followers in Saint Peter’s Sq. within the Vatican on Thursday for the historic second. The Grammy winner was seen carrying a blue jacket, sun shades and a gray baseball cap.
Following the tip of his Love On Tour, Kinds has been noticed in numerous elements of the world throughout his travels. Kinds was seen collaborating in a marathon in Tokyo in March and joined a London run membership final April.
Following Pope Francis’ demise in April on the age of 88, Catholic cardinals elected the primary U.S. pope, Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost, who turns into the 267th pontiff to guide the Catholic Church.
The 69-year-old member of the Augustinian spiritual order has spent his profession ministering in Peru, and took the identify Leo XIV. Regardless of considerations a few U.S. pope, Prevost reportedly had been a number one candidate for the papacy, regardless of an extended taboo in opposition to a U.S. pope given the nation’s geopolitical energy. Prevost can be a Peruvian citizen and had lived for years in Peru.
Forward of the 2025 conclave, Catholic cardinals reportedly consulted Edward Berger’s 2024 acclaimed drama movie of the identical identify. Cardinals watched Conclave as a “useful analysis software” to study extra concerning the course of of choosing a brand new pope based on Politico.
Whereas showing on NBC Chicago, Pope Leo XIV’s older brother John Prevost revealed that in a dialog together with his brother earlier than the conclave he requested him if he had watched the movie to “know the best way to behave.” Prevost then shared, “And he had simply completed watching the film Conclave.”
Francis, acknowledged as the primary Latin American pope, died on April 21 after a stroke that led to coronary heart failure. The 2025 conclave is the primary since Francis’ election in 2013.
