This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Colleen Dulle is joined by guest host Ashley McKinless for an interview with Gerard O’Connell and his wife and journalist Elisabetta Piqué about their new book, “The Election of Pope Leo XIV: The Last Surprise of Pope Francis.” They discuss pre-conclave maneuvering, including organized resistance to Pope Francis’s reforms, as well as their decision to report conclave details despite Cardinals taking oaths of secrecy.
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Behind the scenes of Pope Leo XIV’s election
America’s senior Vatican correspondent chronicles the moments leading to the first American pope.
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This year’s best Catholic Halloween costumes: White Sox Pope Leo, Conclave Seagull, Luce and more
Whether you’re looking for a solo, couple or group option, these ideas will put you, we hope, in the running for “best costume” at your parish’s Halloween party.
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Pope Crave: The Catholic social media account bringing Gen-Z vibes to the Vatican beat
How does a fanpage for the 2024 film “Conclave” become a source of real-life Catholic news, memes and discourse with over 100,000 followers on X?
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Conclave Debrief, Continued: Answering Your Questions
Join America Media’s team of experts for an exclusive, subscriber-only event to gain a deeper understanding of the conclave and what’s happening in the early days of Pope Leo XIV’s papacy.
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Cardinal Rossi: Pope Leo’s greatest challenge will be world peace
Pope Leo XIV “is the man the church and the world need right now” and his greatest challenge, “the one he’ll carry most in his heart, is peace in the world.”
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White smoke, a new pope and the sound of the Holy Spirit
Suddenly I heard the most beautiful noise I have ever heard in my life: the sound of tens of thousands of people cheering as they saw the white smoke pouring from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel.
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Cardinal Chow on the conclave: We voted for a pastor for the world
Cardinal Stephen Chow, 65, the bishop of Hong Kong, was the only Chinese cardinal to vote in the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV.
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Interview: Chicago’s Cardinal Cupich on why the cardinals chose Pope Leo XIV
Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago and one of the 10 U.S. cardinal electors at the conclave that elected the first ever American pope, discusses the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV.
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What Pope Leo XIV’s speedy election means for the Catholic Church
Vatican reporter Gerard O’Connell, Colleen Dulle and Sam Sawyer, S.J., discuss the unexpectedly quick election of the first American pope.