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Francisco, el Papa de la gente / Francisco, the People's Pope

9780882725574

Francisco, el Papa de la gente / Francisco, the People's Pope

  • ISBN 13:

    9780882725574

  • ISBN 10:

    0882725572

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 06/01/2013
  • Publisher: Aguilar
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Summary

Francisco, El Papa de la gente. Es el único de todos los libros aparecidos que cuenta la historia completa de Jorge Mario Bergoglio, el primer Papa latinoamericano.

Desde el nacimiento de su vocación religiosa, relatando sus estudios y su carrera dentro de la Compañía de Jesús, su "destierro", su vocación por los pobres, sus enfrentamientos dentro y fuera de la iglesia; hasta su llegada a Roma y los detalles del Cónclave en el que resultó electo Papa, y los desafíos que enfrenta al frente de una iglesia que ha convulsionado desde el primer día de su mandato.

El libro contiene menciones y fragmentos textuales hasta la misa del Jueves Santo y cuenta con material de archivo y de más de 30 entrevistas exclusivas para este libro (realizadas en las últimas dos semanas) a personas del círculo íntimo de Bergoglio (su hermana, jefes de prensa de su gestión en el Arzobispado de Buenos Aires, sus colaboradores más íntimos, entre otros) y material inédito hasta la fecha.


ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

The only published work to tell the complete story of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the first Latin American Pope, Francisco, el Papa de la gente takes us from the moment Bergoglio first felt a religious calling, his studies and career within the Company of Jesus, his "exile," his vocation for the poor, and his confrontations inside and outside the Church, to his arrival in Rome, the details of the Conclave that elected him Pope, and the challenges he faces as the leader of an institution in turmoil. The book contains mentions and exact fragments of the Maundy Thursday's mass; it includes previously unedited materials and over 30 exclusive interviews with Bergoglio's innermost circle, including his sister, closest collaborators, and the Archbishopric's Chief Press Officer.

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