He’s only just taken the throne of Saint Peter, but Pope Leo XIV is wasting no time making waves — especially in his home country.

Now, a brief but pointed exchange with a journalist has gone viral — leaving many to call it the most charged moment of his short papacy so far.

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Just days after his election, 69-year-old Pope Leo XIV has found himself at the center of a viral moment that has everyone talking. Continues…