Elisabetta Piqué

Elisabetta Piqué
Piqué during a conference in Rome in 2014
Born1967 (age 58–59)
Florence, Italy
OccupationJournalist
SpouseGerard O'Connell

Elisabetta Piqué is an Italian-born Argentine journalist and Vatican correspondent for the newspaper La Nación. She wrote the biography Pope Francis: Life and Revolution (2013). The film Francis: Pray for Me is based on her book, and the character played by the actress Silvia Abascal is based on Piqué.[1] She is married to America correspondent Gerard O'Connell.[2]

Piqué co-authored the 2026 book The Election of Pope Leo XIV: The Last Surprise of Pope Francis with her husband Gerard O'Connell.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Piqué, Elisabetta (9 September 2015). "Francisco: el padre Jorge, una película para entender al Papa". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "In surprise move, Pope Francis to rehabilitate Benedict XVI's longtime aide by appointing him nuncio". America Magazine. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  3. ↑ McLellan, Justin. "What a new book tells us about the conclave that elected Pope Leo". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  4. ↑ Vatican, Inside the (28 March 2026). "The inside story of Pope Leo XIV's election". America Magazine. Retrieved 29 March 2026.


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