The Story Behind My Pope Leo XIV Prayer Card

We recently stumbled across the pope leo xiv prayer card while digging via an old package of religious ephemera at a local estate sale. When you're a history buff or even a Catholic, you probably simply did a double-take. Wait, Leo XIV? Most people know that the final Pope Leo was Leo XIII, the man who wrote the particular famous encyclical upon labor rights back again in the late 1800s. So, obtaining a prayer card for a fourteenth Leo feels a bit like finding a vintage postcard through a city that doesn't exist however. It's a strange, tactile piece of "what if" history that will immediately caught the eye. ...

March 21, 2026 · 7 min · Sallie Moerman