
08/12/2025
This was one of my most popular newsletters. Several readers commented that it was fun to read. It was also fun to write. Read about the papal squirrel in this week’s Sacred Windows and sign up for our weekly newsletter while you are there.
The answer to the question in the title is this: Maybe. By now, most Catholics know that Pope Leo XIV’s surname is Prevost, so I’m sure historians and animal lovers will soon be digging into his family history to find out if one of his ancestors was a French naturalist or something who gave his