Description: "A daily chronicle by two veteran Vatican correspondents from the death of Pope Francis to the first days of Pope Leo's papacy"-- Provided by publisher.
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"I cannot imagine a better duo to tell the exciting story of the election of Leo XIV, the first American-born pope. Gifted journalists, expert storytellers, and the most 'inside' of all inside-the-Vatican correspondents, Gerard O'Connell and Elisabetta Piqué bring their deep, and very personal, knowledge of Pope Francis (who was close to both of them), their peerless understanding of the conclave process, and their international experience to a book that reads, in places, like a thriller. This is un-put-downable reporting!"--James Martin, SJ, author, Learning to Pray "Gerry and Betta, the Dream Team of Vatican journalists, have spent most of their lives doing beat journalism the old-fashioned way: cultivating sources, establishing credibility, and making friends over the course of years, and even decades. The fruit of that work shows in The Election of Pope Leo, a gift for anyone who cares about the future of the Catholic Church."--Greg Burke, former Director of the Holy See Press Office "O'Connell and Piqué recount how Francis's vision of a Church that goes to the peripheries found its unexpected fulfillment in the election of Leo XIV, a pope with roots in both Chicago and Chiclayo. This is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the missionary Church of today."--Kim Daniels, director, Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life, Georgetown University