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The Name of God is Mercy, Pope Francis' exploration on the universal theme of mercy, is a spiritual inspiration to both followers of Christianity and non-Christians around the world.
Drawing on his own experience as a priest and shepherd, Pope Francis discusses mercy, a subject of central importance in his religious teaching and testimony, and in addition sums up other ideas - reconciliation, the closeness of God - that comprise the heart of his papacy. Written in conversation with Vatican expert and La Stampa journalist Andrea Tornielli, The Name of God is Mercy is directed at everyone, inside or outside of the Catholic Church, seeking meaning in life, a road to peace and reconciliation, or the healing of physical or spiritual wounds.
About the author
Jorge Mario Bergoglio / Papst Franziskus wurde 1936 in Buenos Aires geboren. 1958 trat er in den Jesuitenorden ein, 1969 wurde er zum Priester und 1992 zum Bischof geweiht. Seit 1998 ist Bergoglio Erzbischof von Buenos Aires. 2001 erfolgte die Ernennung zum Kardinalpriester mit der Titelkirche San Roberto Bellarmino. Seit dem 13. März 2013 ist er Papst Franziskus, der erste Lateinamerikaner in diesem Amt.
Andrea Tornielli, Journalist und Vatikan-Insider, studierte Geisteswissenschaften an der Universität in Padua. Er zählt zu den bekanntesten katholischen Schriftstellern Italiens. Tornielli schreibt auch für verschiedene italienische und internationale Zeitungen und Zeitschriften und ist verantwortlich für das Magazin Vatican Insider.
Summary
The Name of God is Mercy, Pope Francis' exploration on the universal theme of mercy, is a spiritual inspiration to both followers of Christianity and non-Christians around the world.
Drawing on his own experience as a priest and shepherd, Pope Francis discusses mercy, a subject of central importance in his religious teaching and testimony, and in addition sums up other ideas - reconciliation, the closeness of God - that comprise the heart of his papacy. Written in conversation with Vatican expert and La Stampa journalist Andrea Tornielli, The Name of God is Mercy is directed at everyone, inside or outside of the Catholic Church, seeking meaning in life, a road to peace and reconciliation, or the healing of physical or spiritual wounds.
Foreword
The first book by Pope Francis, publishing simultaneously all over the world in January 2016 to mark the Jubilee year.
Additional text
As he has done throughout his papacy, Pope Francis shows in this book a compelling way to present God’s love anew to a skeptical world without denying the ancient teachings of faith
Report
Pope Francis's chatty tone, his repeated references to episodes in his own life and his clear, down-to-earth language, so rarely found in papal pronouncements, make The Name of God Is Mercy a pleasure to read. The Guardian
