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The Real Story Behind the Election of Pope Leo
Veteran Vatican journalist Gerard O’Connell joins Vatican Access to discuss the inside story of the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope in history.
Drawing from his new book, The Election of Pope Leo XIV: The Last Surprise of Pope Francis, O’Connell explains how Cardinal Robert Prevost emerged as an unexpected consensus candidate during one of the most consequential conclaves in modern Church history. The conversation explores the tensions inside the pre-conclave meetings, the question of whether Pope Francis’ legacy would continue, and why many cardinals initially…
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