"A pontificate is not a political organization in the worldly sense of things: it is something more." With this phrase, Marco Baratto opens the door to an intense and thoughtful reading of the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV, suggesting from the outset that what truly matters is not institutional weight or administrative efficiency, but the revelation of a soul, of a deeper intention.
The book presents itself more as a small breviary of listening than as a chronicle or political analysis. Baratto does not aim to judge or measure the new pope's actions by worldly standards. Instead, he adopts an attitude of attentiveness and reflection, seeking in the pope's early gestures, words, silences, and even symbolic choices the signs of a spiritual vision, a pastoral direction, an idea of the Church.
The value of the book lies precisely in this contemplative approach, which invites the reader to move beyond the surface and look within the details for the deeper threads of a ministry—one of the most meaningful of our time. With a sober and respectful style, Baratto conveys the complexity and delicacy of a foundational moment, without ever falling into exaggeration or rhetoric.
This is a valuable text for both believers and non-believers—anyone who wants to understand not just what a pope does at the beginning of his ministry, but especially how and why he does it. Because in that how lies, perhaps, the true soul of a pontificate.
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