"Before Margaret met the Pope, she lived on the streets of Rome. She was a small cat in one of the busiest, most crowded, cities in all Europe.Rome is the capital of Italy.Rome surrounds Vatican City, the worlds tiniest country, and home to the Pope, the Curia, and the Swiss Guard." So begins this fifthadventure in the lives of Margaret and the Pope.A prequel, this episode tells of the conclave that elected the Pope who would one day meet Margaret on theVia della Conciliazone. It turns out, Margaret was somehow there, watching, in the Sistine Chapel as the votes were cast.Children and adults alike will delight in this behind-the-scenes story about love and the Church, learning not only about what popes do, but this time, how popes are chosen.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called The Popes Cat .

This book is aimed at children at US kindergarten-4th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 6-10 years.

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published in 2021 by Paraclete Press .

Jon M. Sweeney's popular history, The Pope Who Quit: A True Medieval Tale of Mystery, Death, and Salvation , has been optioned by HBO. In addition to The Pope's Cat series for children, he's the author of other books including The Complete Francis of Assisi , and When Saint Francis Saved the Church , winner of a 2015 award in history from the Catholic Press Association. Roy DeLeon is an Oblate of St. Benedict, spiritual director, yoga instructor, graphic designer, a professional visual artist, and the author of Praying with the Body .