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Informationen zum Autor Pope Francis was born in Buenos Aires on December 17, 1936, son of Italian migrants, the first of five children born in the working-class barrio of Flores. He qualified as a chemical technician, graduated in philosophy in 1963, became a priest in 1969, joined the provincial of the Jesuits of Argentina in 1973, was named auxiliary bishop in 1992, archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998, created cardinal in 2001, and on March 13, 2013, Bishop of Rome and the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church. The first Jesuit and Latin American pontiff, Pope Francis passed away on April 21, 2025. Hernán Reyes Alcaide is a correspondent in Rome for the Argentine news agency Télam. In 2017, he published Latinoamérica, a book-length interview with Pope Francis, the first from any Latin American journalist. In addition, he has worked with Clarín (Argentina), El Observador (Uruguay), L’Osservatore Romano (Vatican City), Religión Digital (Spain), and other websites specializing in religious information. Klappentext "The long-awaited, beloved Pope Francis' prayers for the ten most pressing issues the world is facing today, inspiring action to radically unify humanity in hope for a peaceful future. "The clock is ticking, all life is in danger, but we are on time...Let's take the first step and go to meet the other, the different. Let's put hands, mind and heart to work together. Let's change the world."-Pope Francis In his most challenging and evocative book yet, I'm Asking in the Name of God is Pope Francis's reflections on ten vital issues the world is facing today. This unflinching and inspiring work celebrates the tenth anniversary since Francis' papal election and is an all-encompassing book of his hopes and dreams for the Church and the world. Amongst other prayers, Pope Francis is asking in the name of God: for a communication rejecting fake news and renouncing the language of hate; to put a stop to the madness of war; for the welcoming of migrants and refugees; for the eradication of the culture of abuse from within the Church. This isn't just a world leader's reflections on spirituality. I Am Asking in the Name of God is a wake-up call for all of humanity, a practical path toward unity, and a lighthouse of hope in the darkest of eras. Pope Francis' newest book will be a catalyst of change to usher in a new age of a world more beautiful that we can imagine"-- Leseprobe 1 In the name of God, I ask that the culture of abuse be eradicated from the Church I cannot begin without again asking for forgiveness. Our words of repentance will never be enough to console the victims of sexual abuse at the hands of members of the Church. We have deeply sinned: thousands of lives have been ruined by those who were supposed to care for and guide them. What we do will never be enough to try to repair all the damage that we have caused. We want to look society in the eyes and say that we are committed to combating this evil. We seek a change in the culture that served as the framework for abuse, cover-up, and lack of action for many years. We are making new normative decisions to make available the necessary tools that will help us get to the bottom of this scourge. Considering how little has been done in the past, our commitment to the future can never be too great so that these crimes will not repeat themselves, be covered up, or become entrenched. The absolute responsibility of the Church for the drama of these abuses must be a sincere “never again.” It is our duty to sit face-to-face with the victims, their families, and their whole communities and explain the steps we have taken and the changes we are working on. The zero-tolerance policy, which began a few years ago to confront this inhuman phenomenon, must be our north star and guide. We must make the pain of the victims and their families our own, which will serve as an enc...
