American pope Leo XIV's road from the South Side of Chicago to Vatican City

"From the co-host of NPR's All Things Considered and NPR's Senior Editor of Religion and Spirituality, a deeply reported, revelatory biography of Robert Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, that offers rare and exciting new insight into the life and times of the man who would come to lead the Catholi...

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Main Authors: Burke, Daniel (Newspaper editor) (Author), Detrow, Scott (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Flatiron Books, 2026.
Edition:First edition.
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