{"title":"USATODAY","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-election-of-pope-leo-xiv-the-last-suprise-of-pope-francis","title":"The Election of Pope Leo XIV: The Last Surprise of Pope Francis","description":"\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(16, 71, 126);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e *Advance Praise \u0026amp; Reviews*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(19, 84, 150);\"\u003e“I cannot imagine a better duo to tell the exciting story of the election of Leo XIV, the first American-born pope.  Gifted journalists, expert storytellers, and the most ‘inside’ of all inside-the-Vatican correspondents, Gerard O'Connell and Elisabetta Piqué bring their deep, and very personal, knowledge of Pope Francis (who was close to both of them), their peerless understanding of the conclave process, and their international experience to a book that reads, in places, like a \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003ethriller.\u003c\/span\u003e  This is un-put-downable reporting!”—\u003cb\u003eJames Martin, SJ, author, \u003ci\u003eLearning to Pray\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(19, 84, 150);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(19, 84, 150);\"\u003e“Gerry and Betta, the Dream Team of Vatican journalists, have spent most of their lives doing beat journalism the old-fashioned way: cultivating sources, establishing credibility, and making friends over the course of years, and even decades. The fruit of that work shows in \u003ci\u003eThe Election of Pope Leo, \u003c\/i\u003ea gift for anyone who cares about the future of the Catholic Church.”—\u003cb\u003eGreg Burke, former Director of the Holy See Press Office\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(19, 84, 150);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(19, 84, 150);\"\u003e“O’Connell and Piqué recount how Francis’s vision of a Church that goes to the peripheries found its unexpected fulfillment in the election of Leo XIV, a pope with roots in both Chicago and Chiclayo. This is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the missionary Church of today.\u003ca style=\"color: rgb(19, 84, 150);\" name=\"x__Hlk218511029\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e”—\u003cb\u003eKim Daniels, director, Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life, Georgetown University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(19, 84, 150);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(19, 84, 150);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003eA remarkable book\"\u003cb\u003e - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NvmA3\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(19, 84, 150);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJamie H. Vaught\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(19, 84, 150);\"\u003eKySportsStyle.com Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NvmA3\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eFrom the death and funeral of Pope Francis, to the behind-the-scenes maneuvers as cardinals arrive in Rome, to the surprising election of Pope Leo XIV: Here is the story behind the headlines, as told by two of the Vatican’s most trusted correspondents.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eElisabetta Piqué\u003c\/b\u003e is a correspondent for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLa Nación,\u003c\/i\u003e the Argentine daily published in Buenos Aires, and author of three books including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrancis, Life and Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e (Loyola Press), which was adapted into a film. During last year’s conclave she served as Vatican analyst for CNN international.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGerard O’Connell\u003c\/b\u003e, Vatican correspondent for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerica\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMagazine\u003c\/i\u003e, is the author of three books including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Election of Pope Francis: An Inside Story of the Conclave that Changed History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Orbis Books). He served as Vatican analyst for CTV (Canada) during the past three conclaves, and also as contributor to BBC, Al Jazeera, ABC, NBC, ARD television in Germany, as well as various radio and television networks.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eCover design by Diane Mastrogiulio\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAlso Of Interest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/the-election-of-pope-francis?_pos=6\u0026amp;_sid=9f0af712e\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/TheElectionofPopeFrancis_56612650-8c1b-4481-917d-3a769bae2dbd.jpg?v=1772476460\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"329\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/walking-with-pope-francis-the-official-documents-in-everyday-language?_pos=7\u0026amp;_sid=6e0389604\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"331\" width=\"215\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Kroeger_WalkingwithPopeFrancismechanicalColor.webp?v=1772476536\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/the-liminal-papacy-of-pope-francis?_pos=4\u0026amp;_sid=d43ba5fc5\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/LiminalPapacyofPopeFrancis.jpg?v=1772476677\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"329\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; 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Francis’s encyclical,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDelexit Nos: On the Human and Divine Love of the Heart of Jesus Christ,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ewas issued six months before his death, timed for the 350th anniversary of the revelations on the Sacred Heart to St. Mary Alacoque. He had drafted a companion document,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDilexi Te: On Love for the Poor,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ewhich was completed by Pope Leo and published in 2025. Together they present a comprehensive reflection on Christ’s love, the first with emphasis on the spiritual dimensions; the second on the social implications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDilexit Nos\u003c\/i\u003e, “He loved us,” takes its title from Romans 8:37. It is a deeply contemplative exploration of how the love of Jesus’s Heart awakens and transforms the human heart until we are able to share radically in his mission. The title of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDilexi Te\u003c\/i\u003e, “I loved you,” comes from Revelations 3:9. In that scripture text the risen Christ addresses a community of “little power” that has nevertheless kept God’s word faithfully. The Exhortation affirms that our faith will not be authentic unless we share in, and learn from, God’s special love of the poor.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eIn her introduction, Mary Frohlich reflects on the background of each document, especially the tradition of devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the teachings of the Latin American church on the preferential option for the poor, which shaped both Pope Francis and his successor. Together, they issue “a call to simplicity of life, personal encounter with Jesus, seeing with the eyes of the heart, being brothers and sisters with the poor, missionary discipleship, and active building of a society based in gospel values. It is this communion with ‘the human and divine love of the Heart of Jesus Christ’ that will enable the embers of the church’s renewal at Vatican II to come to life again in in the twenty-first century and beyond.”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eCover design: Michael Calvente\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480_54eed06f-cd1f-430c-8b39-9fb9a1933821.avif?v=1767716555\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Popes_On_the_Love_of_Christ_TOC.pdf?v=1767823888\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Popes_On_the_Love_of_Christ_Intro_Frohlich.pdf?v=1767823888\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51637321793837,"sku":"9781626986749","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/OntheLoveofChrist.jpg?v=1767882642"}],"url":"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/collections\/usatoday.oembed","provider":"Orbis Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}