Pope Leo Meets Prominent Married Gay Couple — And Talks Wordle

The story of Brian and Alex is more than a Wordle moment. It’s a sign of the Church Pope Leo is building.

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At a private Vatican audience with Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles this past month, Pope Leo XIV made a bit of quiet history.

Amid the formalities, the first American pope …