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Elizabethtown Native Excited About Pope Francis' U.S. Visit

Archdiocese of Louisville

Pope Francis will make his first trip to the U.S. this week and an Elizabethtown native will have a front row seat. 

Sean McKinley is studying at the Theological College at the Catholic University of America in Washington.  He and fellow ordained deacons have been invited to help serve communion at a mass the pope will attend at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in D.C.

McKinley isn’t sure what he will say if he gets to meet the pope.

"I don't speak too much Spanish, but I just think it will be really exciting to hear the pope speaking about America, our generation and our time," McKinleny told WKU Public Radio.

McKinley praises Pope Francis for being charismatic and compassionate.

McKinley hopes to become an ordained priest next spring and begin work with the Archdiocese of Louisville.

Lisa is a Scottsville native and WKU alum. She has worked in radio as a news reporter and anchor for 18 years. Prior to joining WKU Public Radio, she most recently worked at WHAS in Louisville and WLAC in Nashville. She has received numerous awards from the Associated Press, including Best Reporter in Kentucky. Many of her stories have been heard on NPR.