Letters from Leo — the American Pope & US Politics

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Hope Changes How We See
Hope arises most brightly through suffering, because it offers a vision not limited to what is immediately at hand.
10 hrs ago • Christopher Hale
Pope Leo XIV Warns Media Against Becoming War Propagandists
After Cupich called the White House's Iran war video “sickening,” the pope echoed his language in a pointed address to broadcasters — as the FCC…
13 hrs ago
Pope Leo Meets Opus Dei Investigator Gareth Gore in Rare Vatican Audience
The pope sat with the British journalist for over forty minutes in the apostolic library — and Gore asked him to shut the organization down if the…
19 hrs ago • Christopher Hale
Realities Are Greater Than Ideas
The masks we wear are what keep us blind. We mistake our frameworks for faith itself, and then we defend them long past the point where they have…
Mar 16 • Christopher Hale
JD Vance’s Top Donor Brings His War on the Pope to Rome
The billionaire behind JD Vance’s political rise delivered invite-only Antichrist lectures blocks from the Vatican — and Catholic institutions rushed to…
Mar 15 • Christopher Hale
“God Cannot Be Enlisted in Darkness” — Pope Leo XIV Demands Ceasefire in Iran
Days after Pete Hegseth said the U.S. war in Iran is protected by God, Pope Leo XIV denounced those who “involve the name of God in choices of death.”
Mar 15 • Christopher Hale
Did the Pope Conspire to Kill Abraham Lincoln?
Inside a 160-year old conspiracy theory that has received new life in recent days.
Mar 14 • Christopher Hale
God Isn’t Moved By Our Performance Art
The Pharisee performed perfectly. The tax collector just told the truth. Guess which one went home justified.
Mar 14 • Christopher Hale
The Kingdom of God Is Here, But Not Fully
Jesus told the scribe he was near the Kingdom. Near is not inside.
Mar 14 • Christopher Hale
“Go to Confession” — Pope Leo XIV Challenges Christian Leaders Behind War
The pope asked whether leaders responsible for armed conflict have the courage to examine their consciences. The timing was unmistakable.
Mar 13 • Christopher Hale
The Night the Church Changed Forever
On March 13, 2013, a Jesuit from Buenos Aires stepped onto the loggia of St. Peter's and subverted 1200 years of papal ceremony with a single act of…
Mar 13 • Christopher Hale
Pete Hegseth’s Pastor Wants to Ban Catholic Processions in America
Doug Wilson preached at the Pentagon last month. His vision of a Christian nation would outlaw public Masses, Marian processions, and Corpus Christi…
Mar 13 • Christopher Hale
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