A candy for Leo, Tagle’s first act of charity to pope

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle recalled his fun experience during the conclave held at the Vatican, when he was able to sit next to and give candy to Pope Leo XIV.

A candy for Leo, Tagle’s first act of charity to pope

Seeing then Robert Cardinal Prevost in deep thought and appearing anxious upon realizing he was to be elected pope, his seatmate Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle decided to perform his “first act of charity” for the then emerging leader of the Roman Catholic Church – by offering him a piece of candy.

Cardinal Tagle and the candy he gave to Pope Leo XIV

MANILA, Philippines – Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle recounted light moments in the two papal elections he has attended: the 2013 conclave which elected Pope Francis, and the 2025 conclave which elected Pope Leo XIV. In a press conference on Friday, May 9, Tagle told the story of the candies he brought into the Sistine Chapel — one of which he gave to Cardinal Robert Prevost, who would later be elected as Leo XIV. “That’s my first act of charity to…

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