Today, almost three months since the election of Pope Leo XIV, the media reality defies those expectations. Apart from Catholic outlets such as the National Catholic Register, which have naturally covered him with the intensity and enthusiasm demanded by their mission and audience, Leo has appeared about as rarely in the news as a new pope can.

A mouth-watering slice of American life arrived special delivery on Wednesday, from Chicago to Rome, where it landed in the blessed hands of a local boy who made good