{"product_id":"american-pontiff-pope-leo-xiv-and-his-plan-to-heal-the-church-9781630063313","title":"American Pontiff: Pope Leo XIV and His Plan to Heal the Church","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE DEFINITIVE BIOGRAPHY OF THE FIRST AMERICAN POPE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Life, Teachings, Rise and Leadership Qualities of Pope Leo XIV.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"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\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this first major biography of the new American pontiff, Editor of \u003ci\u003eThe American Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e, chief academic fellow at the Institute for Faith \u0026amp; Freedom, professor of political science at Grove City College, historian and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of over twenty books, including \u003ci\u003eA Pope and a President\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Divine Plan\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e God and Ronald Reagan\u003c\/i\u003e, Dr Paul Kengor delivers an engaging and gripping deep dive into the life and times of Robert Francis Prevost, whose election to the Chair of St. Peter on May 8, 2025, stunned the world. There had never been an American pope, and until this book, there has not been an in-depth examination of the new American pontiff and his extraordinary election. Professor Kengor takes readers on a spiritual sojourn from the very first pope, Peter, through the Medieval popes, through the turbulence of the Francis years, and through today's pope and the figures who influenced him, from St. Augustine to Pope Leo XIII. He shows how this so-called \"least American American\" among the cardinals is actually quintessentially American, and yet also, remarkably, is quintessentially universal--ideally so for the head of the universal Roman Catholic Church.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this definitive biography, Dr. Kengor provides fascinating information on Prevost's sudden rise from priest to bishop to cardinal and the inside story on how the vote went down in the Conclave, leading to the highly unexpected and yet overwhelming choice of Prevost on the fourth ballot. Kengor also provides a detailed treatment of the very revealing opening 40 days of Leo XIV's pontificate and offers unique insights into where the world might expect the pope to proceed hereafter. The pope's first word from the Loggia was \"peace,\" and he has committed himself to a mission of peace and unity for the Church and the wider world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you want to get to know this mystery man who became pope--who became the first American pontiff--this is the book, a must-read for every Catholic and for non-Catholics as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Kengor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Humanix Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781630063313\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePAUL KENGOR, PHD (GROVE CITY, PENNSYLVANIA)\u003c\/b\u003e is Editor of \u003ci\u003eThe American Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e, executive director and chief academic fellow at the Institute for Faith \u0026amp; Freedom, a visiting fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace, and professor of political science at Grove City College.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKengor has focused much of his work on Ronald Reagan, faith and the presidency, conservative politics, the Cold War, Communism, and Catholicism, and is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of over twenty books, including: \u003ci\u003eA Pope and a President, God and Ronald Reagan, The Divine Plan, The Stigmatists, and The Devil and Karl Marx\u003c\/i\u003e. 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