Queens Deacon Witnesses History, Recalls ‘Beautiful Moment’ With Pope

Deacon Paulo Salazar, a transitional deacon from Jackson Heights studying at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, was among the hundreds of thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square to see Pope Leo XIV come onto the balcony to speak to the world for the first time as pontiff.

WYD Alum Now Hears a Call to the Priesthood 

No sooner had Patrick Rubi returned from the adventure of a lifetime when he embarked on another adventure — one that could end with his ordination to the priesthood.