I Am Pope: Vol. 1

I AM POPE, Volume I is a sacramental thriller about a half-deaf priest/carpenter named Cassian who is secretly elected pope by a hidden conclave and becomes Pope Paschal, shepherd of a breakaway microchurch in the forgotten town of St. Anthony. He hears brief "Hearings," one line at a time, and builds a faith that runs on small mercies, open doors, and a civic pause of three heartbeats on the hour. While Rome dismisses them, rumors and miracles wrestle in the streets, a counterfeit scriptur...