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Show Notes
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.
- 0:00 Breaking the secrecy of a conclave
- 8:10 A Vatican journalist and a war correspondent
- 12:04 Calculating the conclave vote tallies
- 15:09 Pressure campaigns and conclave maneuvering
- 22:17 How the cardinals choose a pope
- 30:10 What the cardinals think of Pope Leo so far
- 35:50 A touching personal story
Links:
The Election of Pope Leo XIV: The Last Surprise of Pope Francis by Gerard O'Connell and Elisabetta Pique
Excerpt: Behind the scenes of Pope Leo XIV’s election
Backer of Cardinal Parolin attacks Pope Francis’ push for lay involvement in church governance
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