<p>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.</p><br><p>This podcast has been edited&nbsp;to remove an unverifiable reference to&nbsp;the number of Opus Dei members living in Washington DC.</p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/571a3562-05db-452b-9f1f-632ba77ca49f?syn-25a6b1a6=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>