About this episode

The episode explores a Catholic bookshop run by Opus Dei priests in Washington that serves as a networking hub for conservatives.

A sleepy Catholic bookshop and events space run by Opus Dei priests in Washington, has turned into a central networking hub for an ascendant conservative movement. Some of the biggest names on the right gravitate around it. People close to Opus Dei say that is not a coincidence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Topics covered

• Opus Dei
• conservative movement
• networking hub
• Catholicism
• politics

Keywords

• Opus Dei
• Washington
• Catholic bookshop
• conservative movement
• networking

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Opus Dei, Financial Times

Places: Washington

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