Pope Francis: Life and Revolution - Softcover

Elisabetta Piqué

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0232531641 ISBN 13: 9780232531640

Publisher: Darton, Longman & Todd Ltd, 2015

Synopsis

In Italy, they call him il Papa, which means “The Father.” Until his unprecedented election, author and friend Elisabetta Piqué called him Padre Jorge. He may have changed his name to become Pope Francis, but it did not change their friendship.

Since Jorge Mario Bergoglio became Pope Francis in 2013, countless books have been written to help the world understand this deeply complex yet simple servant of God. What sets Pope Francis: Life and Revolution apart from all other biographies of Pope Francis is the careful research and original investigation behind it, along with the fact that it is written by an internationally respected journalist—Elisabetta Piqué—who has remained close to the Pope since first meeting him back in 2001.

Over 75 individuals were interviewed for Pope Francis: Life and Revolution, including lay people, priests, bishops, and cardinals who have known or worked with Francis at various times in his life. Insights from these people, as well as from friends and family members, allow us to see a profoundly personal side of the Pope. His humility and humanity, courage and conviction, and warmth and wisdom are revealed as Piqué shares little-known episodes from Francis’s life.

With a foreword by Cardinal Seán O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap., Pope Francis: Life and Revolution is the definitive resource and narrative of a man personally known by few and revered and respected by many.

Pope Francis: Life and Revolution reveals a man consistent in his beliefs and actions. He is a spiritual leader unwavering in his love for God, whose inner joy and peace move him—and can inspire us—to serve the least, the last, and the lost.

Also available in Spanish! El Papa Francisco: vida y revolución

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About the Author

Elisabetta Pique is correspondent in Italy and the Vatican for La Nacion, one of Buenos Aires's main newspapers, and was the only journalist to forecast the election of Jorge Bergoglio as the new Pope. Besides travelling with Pope Francis during his first international trip to Brazil, she travelled regularly with John Paul II and Benedict XVI. She is married to Irish journalist Gerry O'Connell, the recently-announced Vatican correspondent for America Magazine.

Edition details

• Publisher: Darton, Longman & Todd Ltd
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0232531641
• ISBN 13: 9780232531640
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336