Matteo Bruni, Director of the Holy See Press Office, has indicated that Pope Leo will not visit the United States this year.
There had been speculation that the first Pontiff from the United States might return to his country of birth, possibly to appear at the United Nations General Assembly in New York in September. Some had also wondered whether he might combine this with wider travels across the Americas. However, a closer look at the optics—visiting his homeland so soon after election, and so close to the US midterms—suggests it would have been an unexpected move.
