American Pontiff

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THE DEFINITIVE BIOGRAPHY OF THE FIRST AMERICAN POPE The Life, Teachings, Rise and Leadership Qualities of Pope Leo XIV. "Kengor's deep understanding of both Catholicism and America make him the right scholar to introduce Americans to a deeper understanding of the first American Pontiff." —HON. NEWT GINGRICH From New York Times bestselling author and noted Catholic historian Dr Paul Kengor: A portrait of Robert Francis Prevost, his background and life, theological beliefs and teachings, relationship with his predecessors and fellow cardinals and clergy, and surprising rise to become the 267th elected Pontiff and first American Pope, and the challenges he will face and how he is likely to lead the Catholic Church, including interviews with Catholic and papal experts. In this first major biography of the new American pontiff, Editor of The American Spectator , chief academic fellow at the Institute for