Pope Leo: The World Is in Ashes — But We Are Not Meant to Stay There

In a searing Ash Wednesday homily, Leo warned of a world ablaze with war, ecological collapse, and spiritual decay — and called us to a Lenten conversion that doesn’t end in ashes but in resurrection.

Dear friends —

Beginning today, Letters from Leo will publish daily Lenten reflections through Easter, available exclusively to paid subscribers.

Each meditation will explore what it means to follow Jesus more faithfully in the midst of American civic and political life — not as partisans first, but as Christians whose consciences are shaped by the Cross.

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