By LifeSiteNews (Politics) | Created at 2026-08-14 15:26:43 | Updated at 2026-08-14 16:19:34
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Fri Aug 14, 2026 - 11:00 am EDT
VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — Pope Leo has appointed a historian who appears repeatedly in Freemasonic records to a Vatican historical body.
On August 13, Pope Leo XIV appointed Umberto Longo, director of the Italian Historical Institute for the Middle Ages and professor of medieval history at Sapienza University of Rome, as a member of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences.
The appointment comes despite documentary evidence connecting him to Freemasonry, including records from the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite and later appearances by Longo at events organized within the sphere of the major Masonic lodge in Italy, the Grand Orient of Italy (GOI).
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