Overview
- Forty-eight trans women joined about 1,300 guests for the Jubilee Lunch for the Poor on November 16 in Paul VI Hall.
- Unlike in 2023 and 2024 under Pope Francis, none of the transgender attendees were seated at the pope’s head table this year.
- Event organizer Cardinal Konrad Krajewski denied an intentional snub, saying the top seats went to parishioners from an earlier eucharist and the trans guests arrived later.
- Some attendees reported disappointment over limited access to Pope Leo, with activist Alessia Nobile saying she only managed to hand him a letter.
- Local priest Rev. Andrea Conocchia said the group was seated very near the pope and described the gathering as fraternal and joyful.