Pope Leo XIV is just back from a trip to several African countries which is already best remembered for remarks he made on the way there, and on the way home. As has been the papal custom going back to the days of Pope John Paul II, Pope Leo took questions from journalists. Those questions…
Time to ground the papal press conference?
Pope Leo XIV speaks to journalists aboard a fl ight returning
to Rome, April 23, 2026, at the conclusion of his 11-day
apostolic journey to Africa. Photo: OSV News / Andrew
Medichini, pool via Reuters

David Quinn