I’ve seen thousands line the streets, not just for a glimpse, but for adoration — in deserts, cities and mountain valleys.

Robert Prevost, elected pope Thursday, grew up in Dolton. Former neighbors and local Catholics reacted to the election of the first American pontiff in the church's 2,000-year history.

Mass from Holy Name Cathedral airs on ABC7 and streams on ABC7Chicago.com at 9:30 a.m. on Sundays.