león XIV, El de la paz: reto un papa que ruge contra polarización

"The world is turned upside down... and yet, much of the world continues to look to Rome." On May 8, 2025, the world turned its gaze toward Rome. Amid wars, crises, and growing social polarization, the Catholic Church elected a new pope: Robert Prevost, Leo XIV. For many, it came as a surprise. For others, it was the culmination of a path that seemed to have been laid out long ago. Who is the man who has ascended to the papacy at one of the most tense moments in recent history? What experiences, decisions, and circumstances have shaped his character? Why does his message insist time and again on unity, dialogue, and reconciliation? Journalist Almudena Hernández Pérez, a firsthand witness to the conclave and a specialist in socio-religious reporting, reconstructs in these pages the personal, spiritual, and public journey of Leo XIV. From his childhood in the United States to his mission in Peru, from his work in Rome to his unexpected election as pontiff, the book uncovers the keys to understanding why this pope has arrived precisely now. "León XIV has duties... reconciliation in the face of the abyss to which polarization leads." With a journalistic eye and personal reflection, León XIV, the Lion of Peace shows how Robert Prevost's biography intertwines with the great challenges of our time: political division, the crisis of values, distrust of institutions, and the urgent need for reconciliation.