From Time Magazine's Person of the Year: POPE FRANCIS: His Life in His Own Words On March 13, 2013, the former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, longtime Archbishop of Buenos Aires, now Pope Francis, was elected to succeed Pope Benedict. He is the first Latin American pope, the first Jesuit pope, and the first to take the name Francis, after St. Francis Assisi, the 13th century monk known for his charity and kindness. Elected in one of the shortest conclaves in history, the former Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina reveals, in a series of extensive interviews conducted over the course of two years, the very image of a humble priest, inspired teacher, and wise and adroit cardinal. What emerges is a portrait of a man more interested in substance over style, a compassionate cleric and teacher who has shunned the spotlight. In spontaneous, intimate terms, Archbishop Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, covers topics as wide-ranging as his childhood, family life, and the importance of his first job to discovering his calling and his early days in the seminary. The former archbishop was a teacher of psychology and literature until John Paul II consecrated him as a cardinal. He befriended writers like Jorge Luis Borges and cites Homer, Cervantes, and German and Italian poets with ease and offers nuanced thoughts about teaching. Thoughtful, intelligent, and even witty, he names Babette’s Feast as his favorite movie and Marc Chagall as his favorite painter. A learned and introspective man, he does not avoid the uncomfortable subjects: the declining numbers of priests and nuns; celibacy; the sexual abuse scandals that have rocked the Church; and his opinions about and experience with the military dictatorship of his own crisis-riddled country. It also discusses the incredible role he played in the last conclave, where he is said to have been tied with Ratzinger in the second of three votes, and asked that the votes for him be transferred to Ratzinger. Through his own words, we come to know a man whose actions and words reflect his deeply-rooted humility. The book concludes with the Pope’s own writings and reflections, full of wisdom and inspiration.

Pope Francis: Conversations with Jorge Bergoglio: His Life in His Own Words

Biographies & Memoirs

Rubin, Sergio

Ambrogetti, Francesca

Leaders & Notable People

G.P.Putnam's Sons

An intimate and personal glimpse inside the mind of the leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, through his own words... “I believe in the kindness of others, and that I must love them without fear.”—Jorge Bergoglio, Pope Francis Jorge Bergoglio is the first Latin American pope, the first Jesuit pope, and the first to take the name Francis, after Saint Francis of Assisi, the thirteenth-century friar known for his charity and kindness. Here, in a series of extensive interviews conducted over two years, he reveals the very image of a humble priest and inspired teacher. This is a portrait of a man more interested in substance than style. In spontaneous, intimate terms, he talks about his childhood and family life, his first job, the discovery of his calling, and his early days in the seminary. He was a teacher of psychology and literature who befriended writers such as Jorge Luis Borges. He cites Homer and Cervantes with ease, and names Babette’s Feast as a favorite film and Marc Chagall as a favorite painter. He also takes on uncomfortable subjects: the declining number of priests and nuns; celibacy; the scandals that have rocked the Church; and his experience with the military dictatorship of Argentina. Through his own words, this book reveals a man who is thoughtful and witty, learned and introspective—one whose actions and words reflect his deeply rooted humility. Also included in this volume are Pope Francis’s own writings and reflections—full of wisdom and inspiration.

BERKLEY

Papa Francisco. El pastor: Desafíos, razones y reflexiones sobre su pontificado / Pope Francis: The Shepherd. Struggles, Reasons, and Thoughts on His Papacy

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

ORIGEN

Je crois en l'homme

François, Pape

J'Ai Lu

Este libro, resultado de conversaciones con Sergio Rubin y Francesca Ambrogetti, es un testimonio único y en rigurosa primera persona sobre los acontecimientos que marcaron la vida del actual pontífice. En él, de manera clara y cercana, Jorge Bergoglio explica el desembarco de su familia en el puerto de Buenos Aires en 1929, las circunstancias de su nacimiento y cómo fue su infancia, y cómo a partir de una pulmonía grave sintió los primeros signos de su vocación religiosa. Nos habla también de su ingreso en el seminario, de las primeras clases que impartió, de su experiencia como docente de psicología y literatura… hasta "el fenómeno Bergoglio", luego de que Juan Pablo II lo consagrase cardenal. Bergoglio responde con sinceridad y valentía preguntas directas y claras que le permiten ir desgranando su pensamiento con la lucidez que lo caracteriza y sin eludir ningún tema incómodo: desde cómo debe ser la experiencia de orar, pasando por el celibato o el trabajo pastoral de la Iglesia, hasta los escándalos sexuales o su opinión sobre la dictadura argentina. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The only authorized biography of the new Pope. Jorge Bergoglio himself explains how his family came to Buenos Aires in 1929. He brings to light details about his life; including the severe pneumonia he suffered which led him to feel a calling to follow a religious life. He describes what the prayer experience feels like, discusses celibacy and the pastoral work of the church.

El Papa Francisco / Pope Francis (Spanish Edition)

Vergara

Este libro, resultado de conversaciones con Sergio Rubin y Francesca Ambrogetti, es un testimonio único y en rigurosa primera persona sobre los acontecimientos que marcaron la vida del actual pontífice. En él, de manera clara y cercana, Jorge Bergoglio explica el desembarco de su familia en el puerto de Buenos Aires en 1929, las circunstancias de su nacimiento y cómo fue su infancia, y cómo a partir de una pulmonía grave sintió los primeros signos de su vocación religiosa. Nos habla también de su ingreso en el seminario, de las primeras clases que impartió, de su experiencia como docente de psicología y literatura… hasta "el fenómeno Bergoglio", luego de que Juan Pablo II lo consagrase cardenal. Bergoglio responde con sinceridad y valentía preguntas directas y claras que le permiten ir desgranando su pensamiento con la lucidez que lo caracteriza y sin eludir ningún tema incómodo: desde cómo debe ser la experiencia de orar, pasando por el celibato o el trabajo pastoral de la Iglesia, hasta los escándalos sexuales o su opinión sobre la dictadura argentina. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The only authorized biography of Pope Francis. Jorge Bergoglio explains how his family came to Buenos Aires in 1929. For the first time, we hear him give details about his life, including a severe pneumonia he suffered which led him to feel a calling to enter religious life. He describes what the prayer experience feels like, discusses celibacy, and the pastoral work of the church. On March 13, 2013, the former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, longtime Archbishop of Buenos Aires, now Pope Francis, was elected to succeed Pope Benedict. He is the first Latin American pope, the first Jesuit pope, and the first to take the name Francis, after St. Francis Assisi, the 13th century monk known for his charity and kindness. Elected in one of the shortest conclaves in history, the former Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina reveals, in a series of extensive interviews conducted over the course of two years, the very image of a humble priest, inspired teacher, and wise and adroit cardinal. What emerges is a portrait of a man more interested in substance over style, a compassionate cleric and teacher who has shunned the spotlight. In spontaneous, intimate terms, Archbishop Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, covers topics as wide-ranging as his childhood, family life, and the importance of his first job to discovering his calling and his early days in the seminary. Through his own words, we come to know a man whose actions and words reflect his deeply-rooted humility. The book concludes with the Pope’s own writings and reflections, full of wisdom and inspiration.

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