Letters from Leo — the American Pope & US Politics

Letters from Leo — the American Pope & US Politics

Trump’s Israel Ambassador Attacks Pope Leo’s Gaza Envoy, Sparks Rare Catholic Unity

In an unprecedented move, Ambassador Mike Huckabee issued a “Christian Zionist” treatise aimed at Pope Leo XIV’s Holy Land representative. The result? Outrage united Catholics of left and right.

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Christopher Hale
Jan 21, 2026
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For the U.S. Ambassador to Israel to wade into church doctrine is virtually unheard of — yet that’s exactly what Mike Huckabee did this week.

Huckabee, an ordained Southern Bapt…

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