Alex Lenzmeier, a University of St. Thomas student studying Catholic studies and criminal justice, interviewed with MPR News Cathy Wurzer about his encounters with Pope Francis on Easter Sunday and what the pope’s legacy means to him and other students studying on the Bernardi campus in Rome this semester.
From the article:
I was quite young when Francis was elected, though I remember it being a big occasion. But now, the magnitude of it's just so much greater because we're here. We're going to be participating and watching in St. Peter's Basilica for when the new pope is elected. We’ll try to be as involved as we can with the papal funeral. Everyone is so connected to the pope and the Catholic faith here; the death of the pope really affects everyone here. And if Rome wasn't busy before for the Jubilee year and for the Easter season, it's going to be very busy the next few weeks.
