One year with Leo

Vol. 11, No. 10

May 15, 2026

On the cover: Pope Leo XIV smiles during a meeting with Algerian Catholics at the Basilica of Our Lady of Africa in Algiers on April 13. One year into Leo’s pontificate, what does it mean for U.S. Catholics to have an American pope? On Page 10, Nic Rowan reflects on that question and a recent trip with his young family to see Leo. On Page 14, Editor-in-Chief Pablo Kay caught up with four local women whose “girls trip” to Italy last year was interrupted by fate.