The unlikely story of the election of the first American pope

Extracts from CNN Vatican correspondent Christopher Lamb’s new book, “American Hope: What Pope Leo XIV Means for the Church and the World,” reveal how his election bucked history.
NBC 10 Philadelphia

Dinner parties, listening and lobbying. Go behind closed doors to elect a pope

Rome is bustling with jasmine blooming and tourists swarming, but behind closed doors these are the days of dinner parties, coffee klatches and private meetings as cardinals in town to elect a ...
Chicago Sun-Times

How the election of Pope Leo XIV brought a former Sun-Times religion writer back

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KSL

The unlikely story of the election of the first American pope

VATICAN — On May 3, 2025, one week after the funeral of Pope Francis, President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself dressed in the white cassock and miter of a pope. The image ...