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Two new books offer competing, heavily sourced portraits of the conclave that elected the US-born Pope Leo XIV: one uses Vatican archives to show how American fundraising and cardinals shaped the race, while the other uses exclusive interviews to detail private dinners, vote shifts, and the rise of Cardinal Robert Prevost, all amid ongoing Vatican politics and Beijing tensions.
U.S. Catholic bishops elected Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul Coakley, a conservative figure, as their new president, signaling a continued conservative stance on social issues amid ongoing debates over immigration and church modernization, with a focus on supporting migrants despite internal divisions.
Pope Leo, the first American pope, has issued strong criticisms of Trump's immigration policies and US actions in Venezuela, emphasizing the importance of humane treatment of migrants and advocating for dialogue to reduce regional tensions.
Pope Francis criticized the "backwardness" of some conservatives in the U.S. Catholic Church, stating that they have replaced faith with ideology and emphasizing the need for a correct evolution in the understanding of questions of faith and morals. He acknowledged the divisions within the church and the criticism he has faced from U.S. conservatives, who have disagreed with his focus on social justice issues and his openness to allowing divorced and remarried Catholics to receive the sacraments. Francis warned that a reactionary attitude leads to a climate of closure and disconnects from the roots of the church, having devastating effects on morality.