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Daniel B. Gallagher

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The Narrative Arc

A Homeless Pope

Caught in a game of musical chairs

3d ago

Pope stands in a large room, looking over the space

3d ago

I Had Dinner With the New Pope

Here’s What I Remember

May 10

I Had Dinner With the New Pope

May 10

The Most Exciting Moment of a Conclave

It’s Not the Name

May 7

The Most Exciting Moment of a Conclave

May 7

Why I Keep Writing About Francis

And Why I’ll Write About His Successor

May 6

Why I Keep Writing About Francis

May 6

How Michelangelo Will Help Choose the Next Pope

The Sistine Chapel glorifies God’s mercy

May 5

How Michelangelo Will Help Choose the Next Pope

May 5

Why Francis Was Elected. Why He Almost Wasn’t. And Why it Matters.

A Three-Minute Speech Changed Everything.

May 5

Why Francis Was Elected. Why He Almost Wasn’t. And Why it Matters.

May 5

Why I Want an Imperfect Pope.

The day after Francis was elected pope, he came to meet the staff he had “inherited” from Benedict XVI. I was one of his Latinists.

May 1

Why I Want an Imperfect Pope.

May 1

Even in Death, Pope Francis Still Works to Bring Peace

The sadness of Saturday’s final farewell to Pope Francis was tempered by a glimmer of hope flickering from the baptistry of Saint Peter’s…

Apr 29

Even in Death, Pope Francis Still Works to Bring Peace

Apr 29

Who was the blue nun next to Francis’s casket?

Apr 27

Who was the blue nun next to Francis’s casket?

Apr 27

Please! Rógito (ROH-gi-to) NOT rogíto (roh-GI-to)!

Journalists, you are driving me crazy — even those of you who should know better.

Apr 26

Please! Rógito (ROH-gi-to) NOT rogíto (roh-GI-to)!

Apr 26

Daniel B. Gallagher

Daniel B. Gallagher

Daniel B. Gallagher is a Lecturer in Philosophy and Literature at Ralston College. Prior to teaching at Cornell and Notre Dame, he was a papal secretary.

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