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