Bestselling author Andreas Englisch with almost 40 years of Vatican experience portrays Leo XIV, who is now the fourth pope: how a mendicant monk takes the fate of a church into its own hands with its back to the wall In his new book, Andreas Englisch tells the exciting story of the conclave after Francis' death and sets out on the trail of Leo XIV, the first American in the papacy: He finds companions, close confidants, family members and people at his previous places of work in the USA, Peru and Rome, who give him insights into the life, faith and deeds of the new pope. Andreas Englisch tells how Robert Francis Prevost from Chicago decides to become a missionary and, thanks to the support of Pope Francis, has a unique career: from the very bottom to the very top of the throne of Peter. The result is a portrait of a religious priest who is really as humble, conciliatory and quiet as he showed himself to be in the first weeks of his pontificate: a pope who, according to his own statement, wants to rule as an equal among equals. In the face of enormous challenges and an epochal crisis of confidence, the Catholic Church will now depend on the skill and energy of Leo XIV. With eight-page colour picture section and many pictures from the life of Leo XIV.