The State of Marriage and Family in the United States

A startling report issued just prior to the Pope Leo's meeting commemorating the 10th anniversary of Amoris Laetitia.

A startling report issued just prior to the Pope Leo's meeting commemorating the 10th anniversary of Amoris Laetitia.

Pope Leo XIV met with the leaders of the Neocatechumenal Way on Monday, January 19, 2026, and he spent a significant part of his address speaking of issues of unity and urging them to avoid exclusion, closure, intimidation and actions that arouse guilt and fear.

After Pope Leo’s election to the Chair of Peter, countless amateur genealogists, and some professional ones too, went straight to work to learn more about our new pope’s roots, and I thought that my readers might appreciate a summary.