"They come from all over the world." Pope Leo XIV receives 100 kilos of letters a day

The Italian Post Office is overwhelmed. Every day, it receives approximately 100 kilograms of letters addressed to Pope Leo XIV, sent from all over the world.

This rate of letters has remained constant since the election of Leo XIV two months ago, says Antonello Chidichimo, head of the postal distribution center in Fiumicino, a city about 30 kilometers from Rome.

All told, the Pope has received around 7.5 tons of letters so far.

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"Letters arrive from all over the world, and for now, we can't clearly determine which country sends the most correspondence to the Pope. Today, for example, we receive postcards and messages from the United States, Kosovo, and India," explains Antonello Chidichimo, quoted by the Aci Prensa news agency.

It doesn't matter if the address is incomplete or if the envelope contains errors. A simple formula—"To His Holiness Pope Leo" or "Per Sua Santità"—is enough for Italian postal workers to know exactly which letters should be sent to the Vatican.

After arriving in the center of Fiumicino, the letters are sent by van to the distribution center closest to the Vatican, from where they are finally delivered to the Holy See.

Each letter is registered by a computer system. Before reaching Pope Leo XIV's office, the envelopes undergo rigorous security checks.