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He is proud of the tight-knit, welcoming Catholic community that he leads, and how they’ve helped recent converts come into the faith.The Rev. Zachary Swantek, Princeton’s Catholic chaplain, stands for a portrait next to a cardboard image of Pope Leo XIV on display on a window at the Aquinas Institute, the university’s Catholic campus ministry, in Princeton, N.J., on Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)
The Rev. Zachary Swantek, Princeton’s Catholic chaplain, stands for a portrait next to a cardboard image of Pope Leo XIV on display on a window at the Aquinas Institute, the university’s Catholic campus ministry, in Princeton, N.J., on Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)News of the first U.S.-born pope wasacross the ideological spectrum in
“Something that did bring me a lot of hope is Pope Leo has a missionary background,” said Ace Acuna, a Princeton alumni. He recently attended a Mass at the chapel before beginning a nearly five-week Catholic pilgrimage from Indianapolis to Los Angeles.“In a world where in some places it might look like faith is on the decline, a church that’s willing to go out to the margins and evangelize and be on mission, that’s going to be so important,” Acuna said.
When he was an undergrad at Princeton, Acuna said the chapel became crucial to his college life.
On his way to class every morning, he’d pass by the chapel for a silent prayer. He’d return for the noon Mass and again at the end of the day for one last prayer.Despite the upheaval, Musk also fell far short of his goals. After promising to cut $1 trillion or even $2 trillion in federal spending, he lowered expectations to only $150 billion in the current fiscal year.
It’s unclear whether that target has been hit. The DOGE website tallies $175 billion in savings, but its information has been riddled with errors and embellishments.Musk had a bruise next to his right eye in the Oval Office, which he explained by saying he had been “horsing around” with his young son.
“I said, go ahead punch me in the face,” he said. “And he did.”Trump said Musk had led the “most sweeping and consequential government reform effort in generations.” He suggested that Musk is “really not leaving” and “he’s going to be back and forth” to keep tabs on what’s happening in the administration.