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Paul Elie

Paul Elie is a regular New Yorker contributor, focussing on the Catholic Church. He is a senior fellow at Georgetown’s Berkley Center and the author of “ The Last Supper: Art, Faith, Sex, and Controversy in the 1980s .”

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The Making of the First American Pope
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Will Pope Leo XIV follow the progressive example of his predecessor or chart a more moderate course? His work in Chicago and Peru may shed light on his approach.