Pope Leo XIV Is My Guy

I haven’t yet written about our new pontifex, largely because I’ve been too elated to put thoughts to keyboard. But, in short, Pope Leo XIV is my guy.

When predicting which cardinal would emerge as the new pope, I did not imagine that an American would ever claim the balcony in my lifetime. But every day since Pope Leo XIV’s election, my world and my X feed have become more optimistic — delightful, even. If Pope Leo XIV can redeem the Hudson River of the internet, the Church may very well be entering a new era of evangelism.

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Kayla Bartsch

Kayla Bartsch is a former William F. Buckley Jr. Fellow in Political Journalism at National Review.

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I haven’t yet written about our new pontifex, largely because I’ve been too elated to put thoughts to keyboard. But, in short, Pope Leo XIV is my guy.

When predicting which cardinal would emerge as the new pope, I did not imagine that an American would ever claim the balcony in my lifetime. But every day since Pope Leo XIV’s election, my world and my X feed have become more optimistic — delightful, even. If Pope Leo XIV can redeem the Hudson River of the internet, the Church may very well be entering a new era of evangelism.