What just happened?
The unexpectedly swift election of the first American pope shocked the world, and it left many observers wondering: What just happened? ...
May 9
John Thavis is a journalist, author and speaker specializing in Vatican and religious affairs. He is known in the trade as a “Vaticanista,” a calling that became clear only after a circuitous career path.
John Thavis was in Rome during the recent papal resignation and conclave, and is available to media for interviews about the pope and the Vatican.