
Pope Leo XIV Encounters Mundane Bureaucracy: Bank Calls, No Miracle
Two months into his papacy, Pope Leo XIV tried to update his bank records by phone but was told he would need to visit a branch; after a brief exchange in which he hinted at his papal identity, the teller hung up. The anecdote, recounted by his friend Father Tom McCarthy, shows that even the pope can face mundane bureaucratic hassles, with no Vatican comment forthcoming.













