Pope Francis: A Guide to God's Time - Softcover

Catholic News Service

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1601374984 ISBN 13: 9781601374981

Publisher: US Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2014

Synopsis

Pope Francis has said that when you enter a church or chapel and devote time to prayer you are entering into God's time. In "Pope Francis: A Guide to God's Time," the pope's reflections on the Bible readings from Mass lead readers through the Catholic Church's liturgical year -- it's seasons, times of preparation and times of special celebration. The 91 full-color photographs in the book show the pope living what he preaches, bringing God's love and mercy to those in need. The book offers visual highlights of his first 14 months as pope -- from his election night appearance on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica in March 2013 through his visit to the Western Wall in Jerusalem in May 2014. While providing an overview of the liturgical year, it also offers an introduction to the biblical themes Pope Francis sees as being most important for Christians today: the abundance of God's love and mercy; the danger of gossip; and the need to meet people where they are, listen to them and help them. The richly illustrated presentation offers answers to people asking how to pray and how to read the Bible. The guide also responds to the questions: What does Pope Francis say about prayer, mercy and judgment? How does one live a Christian life?

About this title

About the Author

The book is written by Cindy Wooden, senior Vatican correspondent for Catholic News Service. She has lived in Rome chronicling the teaching and lives of the popes and events at the Vatican for the past 25 years. Photographs are by Paul Haring, senior staff photographer for the CNS Rome Bureau, who has covered the papacy full-time since 2009 and has traveled with Pope Francis on all his international trips.

Edition details

• Publisher: US Conference of Catholic Bishops
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1601374984
• ISBN 13: 9781601374981
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 120
• Editor: US Conference Of Catholic Bishops