'Behind The Scenes' At The Vatican: The Politics Of Picking A New Pope

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In his new book, The Vatican Diaries, John Thavis draws on his nearly 30 years of reporting on the Vatican.


John Thavis covered the Vatican from Rome for nearly 30 years while working for the Catholic News Service. In his new book, The Vatican Diaries, he describes a place much less organized and hierarchical than the public imagines.

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Coming Up: Vatican correspondent John Thavis on Pope Benedict XVI's resignation, and his new book The Vatican Diaries, Wednesday on NPR's Fresh Air.

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