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Pope Confirms Prayers for Charlie Kirk in Meeting With New U.S. Ambassador

The message underscores concern about political violence during the prosecution of a 22-year-old suspect.

Pope Leo XIV presides over a commemoration of the martyrs and witnesses of the faith of the 21st century with representatives of other churches and Christian communions in the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Pope Leo XIV presides over a commemoration of the martyrs and witnesses of the faith of the 21st century with representatives of other churches and Christian communions in the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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  • Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said Tuesday that Pope Leo XIV conveyed prayers for Kirk’s wife and children and urged restraint from polarizing rhetoric during a Sept. 13 audience with Ambassador Brian Burch.
  • Kirk, the 31-year-old co-founder of Turning Point USA, was shot on Sept. 10 while speaking at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.
  • Tyler James Robinson, 22, has been charged with aggravated murder, a count that can carry the death penalty if he is convicted.
  • Robinson’s family persuaded him to surrender after a two-day manhunt, according to Fox News reporting.
  • A funeral is scheduled for Sept. 21 in Glendale, Arizona, as Vatican leaders and U.S. officials, including Vice President J.D. Vance, call for a united rejection of political violence.