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.

This podcast has been edited to remove an unverifiable reference to the number of Opus Dei members living in Washington DC.

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