Letters from Leo — the American Pope & US Politics

Letters from Leo — the American Pope & US Politics

American Pope Spends Thanksgiving in Turkey: Pope Leo Serves Pie — and a Challenge to ‘Might Is Right’

History’s first American pope spent Thanksgiving Day far from home — trading pumpkin pie banter at 30,000 feet for a profound plea to build bridges and shun brute power.

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Christopher Hale
Nov 27, 2025
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As a lifelong American Catholic, I’ve got to hand it to Pope Leo XIV: spending his first Thanksgiving as pope in Turkey might be one of the great Vatican trolls of all time.

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