In Pope Francis' autobiography Hope he reiterates themes of his papacy like hatred of war and unchecked capitalism, and a desire for the Catholic Church to be seen as a field hospital, not a fortress.
"Each time a pope takes ill, the winds of a conclave always feel as if they are blowing," Francis writes in his new memoir, referring to centuries-old tradition of cardinals gathering in the pope's official residence, the Sistine Chapel, after a pontiff's death to elect the next.
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While some Jewish leaders condemned the pope’s recent remarks on Israel, others believe that Catholic-Jewish relations can survive the current tension.
The book, which was six years in the making, vividly recreates Francis’ childhood in Buenos Aires but offers few new insights into his papacy.
President Biden, a Catholic, awarded the medal with distinction to the pontiff, to whom he has turned for personal guidance.
Pope Francis' autobiography ... by the publisher as the first memoir by a sitting pope, it trails Pope Pius II's reflections on the Renaissance in "The Commentaries" by several centuries.
Not even the Pope can resist the temptation. So this month Pope Francis, the first Latin American and the first Jesuit to head the Catholic Church, goes where other pontiffs have not.Hope: The Autobiography is billed as the “first memoir written by a sitting pope”.
Today, Andrew and Anne and their baby boy live on their 65-acre farm in western Pennsylvania, purchased a year ago, and have become heavily involved in restoring the Catholic Land Movement (CLM), a project that began in the early-20th century and received an apostolic blessing from Pope Pius XI in 1933.
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ROME – “I like punctuality. It’s a virtue I have learnt to appreciate,” Pope Francis writes in the fifth chapter of his autobiography, to be published on Jan 14 in 18 languages, adding ...