Letters from Leo — the American Pope & US Politics

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Elon Musk is A Trillionaire. Pope Leo XIV Isn’t Happy About it.
The SpaceX IPO pushed Musk’s fortune past $1 trillion on Friday — three days after the pope stood in a Barcelona stadium and named the idolatry of…
Jun 13 • Christopher Hale
‘All of Us Are Migrants’ — Pope Leo XIV Closes Spain Trip at the Doorstep of Africa
At the Las Raíces migrant center in Tenerife, the pope went off-script to address newcomers in French and English — then told human traffickers they…
Jun 12 • Christopher Hale
“Dignity Has No Passport” — Pope Leo XIV Turns Europe’s Dock of Shame Into a Pulpit
At Arguineguín, where 2,600 migrants once slept on concrete, the pope bowed before the survivors of the Atlantic crossing. Then he told Europe its…
Jun 12 • Christopher Hale
“Families Fight. But Family Is Forever.” — Pope Leo XIV’s Brother on the Year MAGA Tried to Tear the Prevosts Apart
Across EWTN, La Croix, NBC Chicago, and CNN, John Prevost talked Trump, Pete Hegseth, the bank teller, AI deepfakes, the Peeps, Bozo’s Circus, and the…
Jun 10 • Christopher Hale
Pope Leo XIV Puts the ‘Economy That Kills’ on Trial Before the Young People of Barcelona
From Elon Musk’s trillion-dollar trajectory to the “cult of self-image,” the pope traced a single sickness. At the Lluís Companys Stadium, he prescribed…
Jun 10 • Christopher Hale
Before Meeting Bad Bunny, Pope Leo XIV Tells World to ‘Tear Down Walls’ That Divide
More than a million turned out for his Corpus Christi Mass and 600,000 for a youth vigil. Then the shy Augustinian from Chicago shared a moment with Bad…
Jun 9 • Christopher Hale
“The World Is in Profound Crisis” — Pope Leo XIV’s Historic Address to Spain’s Parliament Lands on Trump’s 100-Day Iran War
The first pope ever to address Spain’s Congress drew a seven-minute ovation for a speech on dignity, migration, and peace — delivered the same day…
Jun 8 • Christopher Hale
God Does Not Stay Put
Pope Leo XIV carried the Blessed Sacrament through the streets of Madrid this morning. If God consents to be present in bread, no corner of your life is…
Jun 8 • Christopher Hale
“No One Can Kneel Before the Lord and Despise Their Brother” — Pope Leo XIV in Madrid
1.2 million people filled Madrid’s streets for the American pope’s Corpus Christi Mass and procession. His homily bound the worship of God to the…
Jun 7 • Christopher Hale
“Weapons and Walls” — In Madrid, Pope Leo XIV Rebukes the Politics Tearing Us Apart
With Vox leader Santiago Abascal seated in the Royal Palace, the pope warned against leaders who win popularity by “fanning the flames of polarization…
Jun 7 • Christopher Hale
“No Just War” in Iran — Pope Leo XIV Retires the Warhawks’ Favorite Doctrine on the Flight to Madrid
“The notion of a just war no longer applies,” the pope told reporters mid-flight. Three weeks from now, his cardinals meet in Rome to decide what’s…
Jun 6 • Christopher Hale
Vatican Confirms: Pope Leo XIV to Meet Abuse Victims in Opus Dei’s Birthplace
The Spanish Church organized the private encounter. The pope lands in Spain on Saturday with Gareth Gore’s evidence in hand and Opus Dei’s future on his…
Jun 6 • Christopher Hale
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