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Timing couldn’t be better as local church trip to Rome capped with naming of new pope

The Rev. Greg Orf, a deacon at Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Flowery Branch, is shown here at the Spanish Steps, as bells started ringing announcing the new pope. Photo submitted by Orf

05102025 POPE 1.jpg — The Rev. Greg Orf, a deacon at Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Flowery Branch, is shown here at the Spanish Steps, as bells started ringing announcing the new pope. Photo submitted by Orf

Talk about timing. Planning for a church pilgrimage began 18 months ago and led to a trip to Rome this week, when the first pope from the United States was named on Thursday, May 8.