Pray for Me: The Life and Spiritual Vision of Pope Francis, First Pope from the Americas

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Crown Publishing Group, Apr 30, 2013 - Religion - 256 pages
From the founder and editor of Inside the Vatican magazine, the world's most well-informed, comprehensive monthly on the Roman Catholic Church, comes this enlightening introduction to the life and spiritual teachings of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, the first Pope of the Americas.

On March, 13, 2013, 115 Cardinals elected for the first time a Pope from outside of Europe. Pope Francis, a native of Argentina, is not just the first Pope from the Southern Hemisphere, he is also the first Jesuit to ever hold the Chair of Peter. This means a bridging of the Northern and Southern hemispheres and religious traditions in a way we've never seen before, signifying a new global vision for the 1.2 billion people who call themselves Catholic.

Now a leading expert on the papacy provides the ultimate introduction to this new Pope, including biographical information and an absorbing collection of Jorge Mario Bergoglio most persuasive words.
 

Contents

PART ONE A New Popes First Days
5
The Head and the Heart
7
First Visit
31
First Mass and Homily to His Fellow Cardinals
39
First Meeting with His Fellow Cardinals
48
First Meeting with Journalists
57
First Parish Mass
63
First Angelus
67
First Meeting with President Kirchner
88
Inaugural Mass Chapter II First Meeting with Patriarch Bartholomew and with Metropolitan Hilarion
100
Diplomats Holding to Benedict
113
First Meeting with Pope Emeritus
121
Palm Sunday Mass
128
Epilogue
223
Appendix
229
Copyright

First Explanation of His Vocation Franciss Coat of Arms
73

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DR. ROBERT MOYNIHAN is founder and editor of Inside the Vatican magazine, a monthly journal on Church and world affairs from Rome. He is regarded as one of the world's leading Vatican analysts.He received his Ph.D. in medieval studies from Yale University and divides his time between Rome and Front Royal, Virginia.

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