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Danny Sheehan, president of the New Paradigm Institute, believes the newly elected Pope Leo XIV will lead the Catholic Church in disclosing information about extraterrestrial life, potentially transforming humanity’s understanding of its place in the universe.

“I think he will be the disclosure pope,” said Daniel Sheehan, an attorney who previously served as general counsel to the U.S. Jesuit headquarters in Washington, during an interview on NewsNation’s Banfield on Thursday.

Sheehan predicted that the Church’s revelation would align with anticipated disclosures from the U.S. government about its knowledge of extraterrestrial phenomena within the next few years.

Sheehan’s comments follow the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost, who holds U.S. and Peruvian citizenship, as pope, taking the name Leo XIV. The choice of name has sparked speculation, as the last Pope Leo established the Vatican Observatory in the late 19th century, reinforcing the Church’s interest in astronomy.

According to Sheehan, President Jimmy Carter tasked him in the 1970s with contacting the Vatican about UFO information after Carter’s own UFO sighting while serving as Georgia’s governor. Sheehan claimed Carter sought Vatican files after then-CIA Director George H.W. Bush refused to brief the president-elect on the subject, stating Carter “had no need to know.”

Sheehan, who now leads the New Paradigm Institute focused on UFO phenomena, believes Pope Leo XIV aims to “bridge science and theology to bring the Catholic Church into the 21st century.” He argues this will help humanity’s institutions adapt to the reality of an extraterrestrial, nonhuman civilization.

When asked whether revelations about alien life would contradict Church teachings, Sheehan suggested they would align with deeper theological concepts about human consciousness and capabilities. He cited a 2009 Vatican statement acknowledging the likelihood of discovering extraterrestrial life and the need for philosophical and theological discussions about its implications.

“The people watching this program will be alive when this disclosure is made—not only by the U.S. government but also by the Vatican, as well as leaders of the Jewish, Hindu, and Buddhist faiths,” Sheehan said.

He also referenced congressional testimony by former intelligence official David Grusch about alleged U.S. government retrieval of “nonhuman” craft and bodies, noting that over 40 classified experts have provided similar testimony to the Senate Intelligence Committee.