Letters from Leo is a chronicle of how Pope Leo XIV’s papacy intersects with American politics, faith, and the digital age during the presidency of Donald Trump.
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Citing Pope Leo XIV and Two Predecessors, Talarico Pledges to Work With Catholics to Reduce Abortion and Expand Health Care
James Talarico, the Democratic Senate nominee in Texas, invoked Pope Leo XIV, Pope Francis and Pope Benedict XVI at a CNN and Jubilee town hall in Fort Worth on Wednesday night.
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“Pray for Me, as I Pray for You” — Pope Leo XIV Recovers at Gemelli as Doctors Await More Tests
Pope Leo XIV leans over a child in a hospital bed at St. Paul Catholic Hospital in Douala, Cameroon, on April 17, 2026. This week, the pope is the one recovering in a hospital room. (Reuters)
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Chito and Bob — Why Pope Leo XIV Is Entrusting Cardinal Tagle in His Absence
Hours after the pope’s cancer surgery, Tagle read Leo’s homily in St. Peter’s Square under a special papal mandate. Who the Filipino cardinal is, how the two men met, and why Leo trusts him most.
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Pope Leo XIV Has Lung Cancer
Pope Leo XIV greets a woman during his visit to France in September 2026. (Vatican Media)
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U.S. Military Archbishop Orders Catholic Troops Not to Take Part in Hegseth’s Firing Squad
Pope Leo XIV greets Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, then president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, at the Vatican on Oct. 10, 2025. Broglio met the pope again on Monday, hours before he issued his statement on the Hasan execution...
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