{"product_id":"american-hope-christopher-lamb-9781035440573","title":"American Hope","description":"'Immensely readable ... Lamb's assessment is cool and considered: a thoughtful overview of the conclave's fruit in Leo's first year, and the challenges he faces. The author's gifts for rendering complexity digestible are on full display: American Hope is the most thorough and insightful overview out there of the Church at the start of the Leonine era' - Austen Ivereigh, The Tablet'Incisive ... American Hope combines background with predictions, lacing both together with a strong narrative and mastery of Vatican politics as well as theology ... The influence of Lamb's day job, as CNN's Vatican correspondent, can be seen here in the ease with which he places the Pope in a global context, not least in comparing him with US president Donald Trump and his VP, Catholic convert JD Vance' - Catherine Pepinster, TelegraphAs white smoke signaled a new pope had been  chosen on the evening of May 8, 2025, Robert  Prevost went from being a relatively unknown  cardinal to one of the most famous people on earth,  the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. In  electing Leo XIV, the College of Cardinals broke  with conventional wisdom that there would never  be an American pope. Is it a coincidence that he  was chosen at a time of unprecedented political  turbulence in the United States? Had the cardinals  seen in him someone who would act as a spiritual  counterweight to President Donald Trump?In American Hope CNN's Vatican correspondent  Christopher Lamb explores what the election  of Pope Leo means not just for the Catholic  Church, but for the world. Drawing on his deep  understanding of the Vatican and high-level access  to cardinals and senior figures, Lamb paints a  portrait of Leo as someone who combines an ability  to unify with a steely determination to reform. He  provides insights into the themes that will dominate  Leo's papacy as the new pope steers a path between  traditionalists and reformers.   Leo is set to make a profound impact on the Church  at a transformative moment in its history. In the era  of \"America First\", the story of Leo's life and ministry  asks what it truly means to be an American. In a  world of conflict, he stands for peace. In a time of  uncertainty, he offers a sense of hope.","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51381676736800,"sku":"9781035440573","price":21.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/2812\/7264\/files\/9781035440573_2452238.jpg?v=1774513791","url":"https:\/\/bookcorner.com\/products\/american-hope-christopher-lamb-9781035440573","provider":"The Book Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}