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This thoughtful, lively introduction to Pope Francis's life and his promising future in the Vatican details the historic events surrounding Pope Benedict XVI's resignation, the subsequent election of Pope Francis, and the particulars of the new pope's spirituality and thought. The book, jointly crafted by a Vatican Radio editor and journalist and the editor of the internet news service Catholic World News, artfully combines European and American perspectives and looks at the implications of the election of the first pope from the Americas who also is the first Jesuit pope in history. This beautiful volume features an accessible format, anecdotes and additional background information broken into boxes, and full-color photography on nearly every page, all the while relating the gripping stories of a man who has confronted poverty, dictatorship, and revolution.

About the Author :
Two veteran Catholic journalists, one based at the Vatican, the other in the U.S. join pens in this outstanding and entertaining international coproduction: Stefan von Kempis is editor at Vatican Radio with inside access to the people and places at the Vatican and around the world. He holds degrees in history, theology, and Islamic studies, and is the author of several books on Pope Benedict XVI. Philip F. Lawler has covered the Catholic Church as editor for Catholic World News and Catholic World Report for many years, and has written several books on religion and the church. He lives in Massachusetts

Review :
Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 17 December 1936) is the 266th and current Pope of the Catholic Church having been elected Bishop of Rome. He is thereby also the Sovereign of Vatican City. Born in Buenos Aires as the son of Italian parents, Bergoglio worked briefly as a chemical technician before entering seminary. He was ordained a priest in 1969. From 1973 to 1979 he was Argentina's Provincial superior of the Society of Jesus. He became Archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998, and a cardinal in 2001. Following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI in February 2013, on 13 March 2013 the papal conclave elected Bergoglio, who chose the papal name Francis in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi. Francis is the first Jesuit pope, the first pope from the Americas, and the first from the Southern Hemisphere. Throughout his life, both as an individual and a religious leader, Bergoglio has been noted for his humility, his concern for the poor, and his commitment to dialogue as a way to build bridges between people of all backgrounds, beliefs, and faiths. He is known for having a simpler and less formal approach to the papacy, most notably by choosing to reside in the Domus Sanctae Marthae guesthouse rather than the papal apartments of the Apostolic Palace formerly used by his predecessors. In addition, he is known for favoring simpler vestments void of ornamentation, by starting to refuse the traditional papal mozzetta cape upon his election. The collaborative work of Stefan von Kempis (Editor of Vatican Radio) and Philip F. Lawler (Editor of Catholic World News), A Call to Serve: Pope Francis and the Catholic Future is a 160 page compendium providing interested readers with a profusely illustrated and personal story of Pope Francis--and in that telling reveals background details of his unprecedented papal election. Drawn from conversations, interviews, insider information, and Pope Francis own writings, A Call to Serve: Pope Francis and the Catholic Future is very highly recommended reading for Catholics and non-Catholics alike! Want to know the inside story of the recent abdication by one Pope and the election of a startling new one--complete with colorful photos and analysis by the noted journalist Philip Lawler? Well, here it is.--Fr. C. J. McCloskey, Church historian and Research Fellow at the Faith and Reason Institute in Washington DC.


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  • ISBN-13: 9780824550059
  • Publisher: Crossroad Publishing Co ,U.S.
  • Publisher Imprint: Crossroad Publishing Co ,U.S.
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Pope Francis and the Catholic Future
  • ISBN-10: 0824550056
  • Publisher Date: 15 May 2013
  • Binding: Book
  • Returnable: N


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