Chico Harlan

RT @chicoharlan: Leo XIV’s rise to the papacy occurred with astonishing speed. Just 2.5 years ago, he was one of the world’s 5,400 bishops…

RT @StefanoPitrelli: How Pope Leo XIV became the conclave’s stealth candidate https://t.co/4GGAeG2C1a

There is some conflicting reporting on whether new Pope Leo XIV is a Cubs or White Sox fan. Well, I just spoke with Augustinian friar Joseph Farrell. Last night, Farrell texted to ask. Pope Leo XIV responded — less than 4 hrs after being elected — with one word: “Sox.”

A pope from Chicago! Cardinal Robert Prevost. Pope Leo XIV.

Huge ongoing power outage in Spain and Portugal with no explanation yet given. It’s halted trains, stopped the Madrid Open tennis match, forced hospitals on to back-up generators, and brought transactions to a stand-still (because machines can’t process credit card payments). https://t.co/y4Ubll7zW1

I wrote so many stories about abuse in the Catholic Church during the pontificate of Francis. And this is something of an epilogue: The next pope will inherit a crisis that is changing — but decidedly not over. https://t.co/qnSzKwQsO5

In ways that proved prescient, Pope Francis was quick to grasp the risks posed by climate change. But his tenure showed humanity’s limits in confronting the peril. My piece on the legacy of the “climate pope.” https://t.co/520JlYqiGP

RT @griffwitte: A story you'll need to read to believe: Senior Trump officials discussed planning for the U.S. attack on the Houthis in a S…

Who gets to decide whether African countries can exploit their natural resources? Activists and oil proponents are in a showdown over a pipeline in Uganda, with both sides claiming the moral high ground. https://t.co/bOHWFpArTz

RT @eilperin: NEW: This single pipeline captures the current state of whether the world will shift away from oil, and what it means for bot…

The sides depicted here have been fighting for years. They both think they have the moral high ground. This story moves back and forth across the battle lines — and gives a sense of why the future of oil is so emotionally contested. https://t.co/p13NHK5trj

Here’s a tip from a professional journalist who tried for years (and failed comprehensively) to develop sources within the pope’s medical team: If you see gossip about Francis’s health, it’s probably coming from somebody not directly involved in his care.

Raymond Arroyo @RaymondArroyo

I am now hearing similar reports from the Gemelli clinic. Pray for Francis.