"Pope Leo XIV will meet and dine with Alessia Nobile and other trans Catholic activists this Sunday, during a special Vatican lunch marking the Church's Jubilee of the Poor, Catholic journalist Christopher Hale reports. The annual event coincides with the World Day of the Poor and includes Mass in St Peter's Basilica followed by a communal meal for people who are homeless, vulnerable, or socially marginalised."
"Nobile, 46, was one of five transgender women invited after she formally requested an audience with the new Pope, who was born in Chicago and who holds dual American and Peruvian citizenship. The 69-year-old was elected on Thursday 8 May after a two-day papal conclave following the death of 88-year-old Pope Francis. Her hope is to ensure the inclusive spirit fostered under Pope Francis is not lost following his death. "I ask Leo not to go backwards on rights," she told Italian media."
"Despite this trauma, she remained a practising Catholic and later wrote about her experiences in her memoir, La bambina invisibile. "In the eyes of God, we are all His children" She also explained how her life changed under Pope Francis. After their first meeting in 2022, Francis became a mentor and friend, urging her to tell her story "so prejudice does not grow" and reminding her that "in the eyes of God, we are all His children"."
Pope Leo XIV will meet and dine with Alessia Nobile and other transgender Catholic activists this Sunday during a special Vatican lunch marking the Church's Jubilee of the Poor. The annual event coincides with the World Day of the Poor and includes Mass in St Peter's Basilica followed by a communal meal for people who are homeless, vulnerable, or socially marginalised. The meeting falls during Transgender Awareness Week and includes a group of trans women, including activist Alesia Nobile, invited after she formally requested an audience with the new Pope. Nobile, 46, hopes to preserve the inclusive spirit fostered under Pope Francis and has spoken of past rejection and trauma, remaining a practising Catholic and writing a memoir.
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