Christopher Lamb

The first copies of my book on Pope Leo XIV — it will be published on March 26.

Peter Thiel’s secret lectures on Antichrist in Rome spark debate. @CNN Report with comment from @francescosisci: edition.cnn.com/2026/03/16/eur…

Pope Leo meets with Gareth Gore, author of a critical book on Opus Dei — significant that, according to the author, the meeting was requested by the pope and comes as Leo & Holy See weighing reforms of Opus Dei.

Pope Leo's remarks today in full: "in the dramatic circumstances of war, such as those we are currently experiencing, the media must guard against the risk of becoming propaganda. And the task of journalists, in verifying the news so as not to become a mouthpiece for those in power, becomes even more urgent and delicate—I would say essential." vatican.va/content/leo-xi…

Pope Leo urged journalists on Monday to highlight the suffering caused by war, cautioning against ​news reports that risk sliding into propaganda by ‌glorifying conflicts or serving as "a megaphone" to amplify the voices of those in power. For @Reuters reuters.com/business/media…

Pope Leo XIV calls for ceasefire in Middle East amid "horrific violence of war" cnn.com/world/live-new…

Holy See Press office — Pope Leo XIV will this afternoon move into the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace where he’ll live with his closest collaborators. He’ll move to the quarters previously occupied by his predecessors.

For decades, a US-born pope was seen as almost impossible (a previous Pope Leo even condemned what he saw as the errors of “Americanism”). Pope Leo XIV joked before the last conclave that he was “sleeping well” because he believed “there will never be an American pope.” My new book explores how that changed — and the wider context around the conclave, including Trump’s re-election. Read an extract of "American Hope" in @CNN edition.cnn.com/2026/03/14/wor…

Pope Leo XIV says Christian leaders who bear responsibility for war should examine their consciences and go to confession. His remarks come after two US cardinals spoke out against the Iran war, raising questions about moral responsibility and Catholic just war teaching edition.cnn.com/world/live-new…

Pope Leo praises heroic action of priest killed by Israeli tank fire in Lebanon americamagazine.org/vatican-dispat…

In which, drawing on excellent new books by @gerryorome & @bettapique (on the conclave) and @ctrlamb (on Leo) I suggest what the vote tallies of the last 3 conclaves tell us about the current direction of the Church. thetablet.co.uk/features/secre… @The_Tablet

More details: hachette.co.uk/titles/christo…

The first copies of my book on Pope Leo XIV — it will be published on March 26.

Just crossed the border into Iran. Will be reporting from here in the coming days. @cnni @cnn

Cardinal Parolin, the Vatican's top diplomat, on the conflict in the Middle East: "If states were to be recognized as having a right to 'preventive war'...the whole world would risk being set ablaze. This erosion of international law is truly worrying."

The book also lifts the curtain on the conclave’s "human" side: one cardinal realizing he had a cell phone in his pocket inside the Sistine Chapel & the Vatican handing out alarm clocks to make sure none of the cardinals overslept.

Fresh details on how Pope Leo XIV was elected -- A new book by @bettapique & @gerryorome reveals how Cardinal Prevost quietly gained support among fellow cardinals, while efforts to elect a pope to steer the church in a different direction from Pope Francis were ultimately thwarted. @CNN report: edition.cnn.com/2026/03/01/eur…

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday expressed his "deep concern" about the Middle East & Iran, saying "stability and peace cannot be built through mutual threats or weapons" but only through "reasonable, authentic and responsible dialogue." He called for an end to the spiral of violence, warning of the "possibility of a tragedy of enormous proportions." edition.cnn.com/world/live-new…

The Vatican has announced a new tranche of international trips for Pope Leo in the coming months: — Monaco: 28 March
 — Algeria, Cameroon, Angola & Equatorial Guinea: 13–23 April 
— Spain: 6–12 June