Matthew McConaughey teases political ambitions during visit with Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City
Celebrity News Matthew McConaughey teases political ambitions during visit with Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City By Janelle Ash, Fox News Published Aug. McConaughey spoke to USA Today about his conversation with the pope and shared whether the conversation swayed his stance on taking political office. McConaughey describes himself as politically centrist, and he considered running for Texas governor in 2021.
- ▪Celebrity News Matthew McConaughey teases political ambitions during visit with Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City By Janelle Ash, Fox News Published Aug.
- ▪McConaughey spoke to USA Today about his conversation with the pope and shared whether the conversation swayed his stance on taking political office.
- ▪McConaughey describes himself as politically centrist, and he considered running for Texas governor in 2021.
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| Publication time | Tue, 18 Aug 2026 22:14:30 -0400 |
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Celebrity News Matthew McConaughey teases political ambitions during visit with Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City By Janelle Ash, Fox News Published Aug. 18, 2026, 10:14 p.m. ET (function() { var overlay = document.getElementById("nyp-player-lcp-overlay"); if (!overlay) { return; } function hideOverlay() { overlay.remove(); } function afterDCL() { requestAnimationFrame(hideOverlay); } if (document.readyState === "loading") { document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", afterDCL, { once: true }); } else { afterDCL(); } })(); See more of our coverage in your search results.
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