St. Joe's student talks about working alongside the future pope

The local college students stood out and got the honor of working alongside now Pope Leo I 14th last year. Julia Oeka, a physics and theology major at St. Joseph, met then Cardinal Provost at the 16th ordinary General Assembly of the Sina of Bishops in Rome. Oeka was selected as one of the two young lay people representing the US Catholic community. It marked the first time in history that non-bishops had voting status. He's an extremely welcoming, warm person. Um he struck me as someone who is very approachable. Um very friendly with everyone. He struck me as a person who isn't afraid um to ask questions um even you know question people but in a very very respectful way and always having Christ in mind always being um centered around the mission of the Senate and and very respectful very friendly. Julia said when they first met then Cardinal Pos she told him she was attending St. Joseph's University. She said he responded as a Villanova guy. Well, we're rivals on the basketball court, but friends in the Sinai. You can read more about Pope Leo the 14th, his path to this historic moment, and his ties to our area. You can find that information and so much more on the 6ABC