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The Woman Behind the Pope: How Mildred Prevost Raised a Son for the Ages
Pope Leo’s mother is brilliant, brave, and beloved — and she’s the reason we have the first American pope.
Oct 17
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Christopher Hale
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Pope Leo's Brothers — A MAGA Florida Man. A Chicago Liberal. And The Vicar of Christ.
They grew up in the same house, but ended up in wildly different corners of the ideological map and. Now they’re back under one roof — at the Vatican.
Oct 15
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Christopher Hale
116
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Meet the Jesuit Cardinal Behind Pope Leo’s Social Justice Revolution
From drafting Leo's first apostolic exhortation to championing migrants and the planet, Cardinal Michael Czerny is shaping the moral heart of this…
Oct 12
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Christopher Hale
395
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Pope Leo’s Right Hand Woman: Sr. Nathalie, the Most Powerful Woman in the Catholic Church
One of Pope Leo’s top advisers is unlike any the Vatican has ever seen.
Aug 24
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Christopher Hale
185
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Pope Leo’s Man in Gaza: The Cardinal in a Keffiyeh Who Offered Himself for Hostages
A veteran Franciscan prelate, Pizzaballa has become the on-the-ground voice of Popes Leo and Francis in the Gaza conflict.
Aug 18
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Christopher Hale
153
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The American Pope Leo is Peruvian
What shaped the first American pope wasn’t Washington or Rome — it was the people and parishes of Peru.
Aug 6
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Christopher Hale
72
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Bob and Chito — The Cardinal Friendship Behind Pope Leo's Election
As the conclave neared electing him, Leo began to panic. Cardinal Tagle quietly offered him candy to help him calm down.
Jul 31
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Christopher Hale
49
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Leo and Francis — The Friendship That Changed the Church and the World
This is the story about how a Buenos Aires clash transformed into a friendship that reshaped faith, politics, and power.
Jul 28
137
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The South Side of Chicago Made Him Pope
How a boy from Bronzeville, raised on daily Mass and Chicago grit, became the first American to wear the white cassock.
Jul 21
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Christopher Hale
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The Story Everyone’s Missing About Pope Leo
Yes, he’s American. But his Augustinian identity is what really defines his leadership.
Jul 11
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Christopher Hale
74
From Bob to Leo — The Making of the American Pope
Over the next few weeks, I’m publishing a series of essays that will offer the most detailed account available anywhere of Pope Leo’s upbringing and…
Jul 6
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Christopher Hale
66
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