Lenny Belardo becomes the first American Pope, and takes the name of Pius XIII. Shortly after his election, he causes upheaval in the Vatican with his desire to reject both publicity and the liberal philosophy of his predecessor. Sister Mary, the nun who raised Lenny, is brought in as his personal secretary, and immediately establishes herself as the chief rival of the powerful Cardinal Voiello, the Vatican's Secretary of State. Cardinal Spencer, Lenny's mentor and the original favorite for the papacy, is distraught over his loss in the Papal election
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican newspaper has broken a yearlong silence and weighed in on director Paolo Sorrentino's "The Young Pope," giving the television series generally positive reviews despite what it called the "frivolous," ''caustic" and "grotesque" way it painted the Vatican.
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican newspaper has broken a yearlong silence and weighed in on director Paolo Sorrentino's "The Young Pope," giving the television series generally positive reviews despite what it called the "frivolous," ''caustic" and "grotesque" way it painted the Vatican.
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