Pope Leo Hosts Pulitzer Prize-Winning Authors at Vatican for Discussion on Power of Written Word
The pope told authors from nearly a dozen countries that writing reveals truth and can create spaces of consolation, peace and freedom.
- On Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV hosted international writers at the Vatican's Capitolare Hall to mark the 100th anniversary of the Holy See's publishing house, Libreria Editrice Vaticana.
- Established in 1926, the modern publishing house LEV operates independently from the Vatican Printing House, founded by Pope Sixtus V in 1587.
- Attendees included Nobel laureate Jon Fosse and Pulitzer Prize winners Elizabeth Strout and Marilynne Robinson, who heard Pope Leo emphasize that writing reveals "who we are, what we believe and hope for."
- Italo-Somali novelist Igiaba Scego said the Pope made authors feel "very useful" in a world of artificial intelligence, while Strout called the meeting "completely gracious and beautiful."
- Pope Leo urged writers to "create spaces of freedom and authenticity" to foster peace, citing C.S. Lewis's observation on "seeing through the eyes of others" to develop empathy.
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