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Senior Editor of Religion & Spirituality @NPR. Past lives @CNN and @RNS. Co-wrote a new biography of Pope Leo XIV. Find me here: https://danielburke.org/
@mikeoloughlin.bsky.socialReposted by @burke13.bsky.socialHow Pope Leo uses being an American to his advantage www.ncronline.org/news/how-pop... My interview with the authors of the new book, American Pope, @burke13.bsky.social and @scottdetrow.bsky.social, at @ncronline.bsky.social
@burke13.bsky.socialwrote something about what makes Pope Leo a unique moral leader, using an example from a tough time in his life www.mariashriversundaypaper.com/why-pope-leo...
@burke13.bsky.socialThe president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops calls the Defense Department's plans to publicly livestream a firing squad execution "a barbaric promotion of a culture of death" www.usccb.org/news/2026/us...
@burke13.bsky.socialAmerican Pope is out today! @scottdetrow.bsky.social and I worked hard to tell the story of Robert Prevost before he became pope: more than 100 interviews, deep archival research and a very enlightening trip to Peru. We're excited for people to read it us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
@burke13.bsky.socialReposted by @burke13.bsky.social"Cardinal Cupich said they aren't going to elect an American," the future pope texted a friend before the conclave.
"I'm sleeping well at night."
NPR has an excerpt from American Pope about what Leo was doing in the days and hours before his stunning election
@burke13.bsky.socialThank you Tracy!!!
@burke13.bsky.social"Cardinal Cupich said they aren't going to elect an American," the future pope texted a friend before the conclave.
"I'm sleeping well at night."
NPR has an excerpt from American Pope about what Leo was doing in the days and hours before his stunning election
@burke13.bsky.socialOn this day in 2023, Pope Francis officially made Robert Prevost a cardinal, leading to this joyful moment -- one of my favorite images in our new biography, American Pope
@burke13.bsky.socialseems fitting very fitting, if a bit gnarly, that the relic presented for Fulton Sheen's beatification yesterday was his jawbone
@joshmcelwee.orgReposted by @burke13.bsky.socialAsked about U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to bar CNN and several other outlets from the White House, Pope Leo on Friday reaffirmed his support for freedom of the press. @reuters.com
@burke13.bsky.socialLeo's first miracle ⛪
@burke13.bsky.socialHappy 100th birthday to this guy...
@kentremendous.bsky.socialReposted by @burke13.bsky.socialI wish there were a single sentence that could simultaneously encapsulate and explain every single problem we have in modern society.
@burke13.bsky.sociallol @scottdetrow.bsky.social and i found this photo in Peru last fall. it's in Trujillo, where he ran a formation house for Catholic seminarians...and went to lots of birthday parties. 🎉 Our biography American Pope comes out Oct 6.
@burke13.bsky.socialIt's Pope Leo's birthday 🎂 ! In Peru, that meant multiple days of parties -- everyone in the parish wanted to celebrate with Padre Roberto. Knowing that he loved Snoopy, the kids made him a special pinata. You can read more in American Pope, which pubs on Oct. 6.
@burke13.bsky.socialArchbishop Charles Thompson said the dispensation came after a “recent surge in immigration enforcement activity in Indiana,” which "caused fear and uncertainty for many families."
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@npr.orgReposted by @burke13.bsky.socialWendell Berry has died at age 92 He was a beloved American poet, novelist, essayist, and farmer. n.pr/4zJRiuN
@npr.orgReposted by @burke13.bsky.socialA whistleblower says the U.S. Postal Service is rushing out an online system for President Trump's push to restrict mail voting that could "derail" the midterm election if courts allow it to proceed. n.pr/4xvMl7f
