“The Moral Compass of the World” — Matthew McConaughey Meets Pope Leo XIV

The actor told Jimmy Fallon that meeting the pope was like writing an Oscar speech — and that Leo made him laugh. From Harry Styles to Patti Smith, secular America keeps arriving at the American pope’s door.

Pope Leo XIV greets Matthew McConaughey and his wife, Camila Alves, at his general audience in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Aug. 5. Days later the actor told Jimmy Fallon that the pope holds “the moral compass of the world.” (Vatican Media)

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