Excitement rippled through New York City's St. Patrick's Cathedral on Sunday morning, the first since an American was picked to lead the Roman Catholic Church in a selection that surprised and delighted many of his countrymen and women.

Catholics in Maryland and across the nation attended their first Sunday mass since Pope Leo XIV was elected into the papacy.

On the first Sunday with a new pope, Denver7 spoke with Auxiliary Bishop Jorge Rodriguez, the Archdiocese of Denver. We learned how Pope Leo XIV is already touching the hearts of Coloradans.