Journalist Elise Ann Allen Reflects on Early Impressions of Pope Leo XIV After First Wide-Ranging Interview

Father Dave welcomes Elise Ann Allen, Senior Correspondent for Crux, who recently conducted the first extensive papal interview of Pope Leo XIV's pontificate. The wide-ranging two-part interview was in research for her papal biography, "Leo XIV: Citizen of the World, Missionary of the XXI Century." The book is now available in Spanish by Penguin Peru and will be published in English in 2026.