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Francis: Pope of a New World

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Jorge Mario Bergoglio
FRANCIS: Pope of a New World
by Andrea Tornielli
Foreword by Fr. Mitch Pacwa, S.J.

"Francis, rebuild my Church!" That is how St. Francis of Assisi heard the call of Christ. It is also how Jorge Mario Bergoglio, at the age of 76, and a Jesuit, seems to have accepted his election to the papacy with the choice of a name that no other pope has ever chosen.

Who is Pope Francis, elected in one of the shortest conclaves in history? Who is the man chosen to be the first pope from the Americas and the first Jesuit pope?

How does he see the world and his ministry? How does he understand his call to serve Christ, his Church, and the world? In short, what is the mind and heart of this new pope of a new world—of the Americas and the rest of the world of the 21st Century? Read more

Andrea TornielliTHE AUTHOR
Andrea Tornielli
is a Vatican correspondent for the highly regarded Italian newspaper La Stampa who has collaborated with numerous Italian and international publications. His numerous books include Pius XII, the Pope of the Jews; The Choice of Martini; Pope Luciani: the Smile of a Saint; The Pope Who Saved the Jews; Benedict XVI, Guardian of the Faith; The Secret of Padre Pio and Karol Wojtyla; and The Attack on Ratzinger (with Paolo Rodari). See more on the Author page.

 

   

PRAISE FOR
FRANCIS: POPE OF
A NEW WORLD

“May this knowledge of Pope Francis' past and background enlighten every reader ... [and] provide a context for the new surprises he seems capable of offering to the Church and to the modern world as a whole.”
Fr. Mitch Pacwa, S.J.,
From the Foreword

“Andrea Tornielli is one of the best, if not the best, Vatican reporter out there. Period.”
Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press

“Catholics and others eager to know all they can about Pope Francis will learn a great deal from Andrea Tornielli's first-person account.”
James Hitchcock, Ph.D.,
Author, History of the Catholic Church

“As I moved through this biography, I began to appreciate the depth and complexity of Pope Francis— a soul imbued with learning, compassion, intelligence, and wisdom, originating out of a profound love for Christ and a desire to serve him in every way possible - a true son of St. Ignatius who provided the world with a similar example, devotion and love.”
Fr. Robert J. Spitzer, S.J., President, Magis Center of Reason and Faith, author,
Ten Universal Principles

“Readers will be touched by this account of the man who is now lovingly known as Our Holy Father, Pope Francis, and inspired by the message of God's mercy he seeks to bring to our present-day world.”
Mother Assumpta Long, O.P., Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist



 
     
     
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