Letters from Leo — the American Pope & US Politics

Letters from Leo — the American Pope & US Politics

“A Profound Moral Failure” — Cardinal McElroy Leads Outcry After Trump-Vance ICE Killings

It’s an extraordinary moment of moral clarity in Washington: Cardinal Robert McElroy — one of Pope Leo’s three closest American allies — is condemning the deadly force that killed two Americans.

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Christopher Hale
Jan 29, 2026
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Late last night, mourners in Minneapolis huddled in the snow around a makeshift shrine of candles and flowers. They were honoring Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old VA hospital nurse an…

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