The Conclave
A Sometimes Secret and Occasionally Bloody History of Papal Elections
by Michael J. Walsh
193 pages· ISBN 9781580511353
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Prominent Catholic historian Walsh takes readers through the history of conclaves past, highlighting the vendettas, feuds, and poltical intrigues that have colored the selection of a new pontiff.
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