Pope Leo invokes immigrant and enslaved roots in call for US to honour founding ideals
Pope Leo XIV says he thinks of himself as ‘the pope who happens to be American’. Photograph: Remo Casilli/ReutersView image in fullscreenPope Leo XIV says he thinks of himself as ‘the pope who happens to be American’. Leo told NBC that no trip had been planned, but he hoped to visit the US soon.Explore more on these topicsPope Leo XIVThe papacyReligionnewsShareReuse this content
- ▪Pope Leo XIV says he thinks of himself as ‘the pope who happens to be American’.
- ▪Photograph: Remo Casilli/ReutersView image in fullscreenPope Leo XIV says he thinks of himself as ‘the pope who happens to be American’.
- ▪Leo told NBC that no trip had been planned, but he hoped to visit the US soon.Explore more on these topicsPope Leo XIVThe papacyReligionnewsShareReuse this content
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Pope Leo XIV says he thinks of himself as ‘the pope who happens to be American’. Photograph: Remo Casilli/ReutersView image in fullscreenPope Leo XIV says he thinks of himself as ‘the pope who happens to be American’. Photograph: Remo Casilli/ReutersPope Leo XIVPope Leo invokes immigrant and enslaved roots in call for US to honour founding idealsFirst US pope praises principles of freedom and opportunity in implicit critique of Donald Trump’s policiesAngela Giuffrida in RomeThu 30 Jul 2026 10.51 EDTLast modified on Thu 30 Jul 2026 11.06 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GooglePope Leo, the first US pontiff, has expressed “great love” for his home country and its core principles of freedom, opportunity and welcoming immigrants, but qualified that he “just happens to be American”.In an…
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