Letters from Leo — the American Pope & US Politics

Letters from Leo — the American Pope & US Politics

Pope Leo Is The Busiest Person in The World

From LGBT outreach to gun-violence appeals, Leo stacks actions into a coherent reform agenda — and even dons a traditional saturno.

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Christopher Hale
Sep 08, 2025
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Call him the busiest man in the world: Pope Leo — both a global pastor and a head of state — has condensed a year’s worth of governing signals into two weeks.

In that span, he:

  • Met with two prominent LGBT activists

  • Canonized two figures whose lives speak across generations — one a millennial known for his love of The Simpsons, the other a layman celebrat…

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