Encountering Truth by Pope Francis - ISBN: 9781101903018
Hardcover
Pope Francis’s homilies: Inspiration, simplicity, and a glimpse into his world.

Encountering Truth

Meeting God in the Everyday

  • Hardcover

    416 pages

  • Release Date

    15 July 2015

Summary

Experience the morning homilies of Pope Francis and witness how he continues to change the life of the Catholic Church.

Shortly after seven in the morning, Pope Francis would give a brief homily in the little Vatican chapel of Saint Martha, in front of an audience that was always different- gardeners, office workers, nuns, priests, and journalists. It was a set appointment, and in some ways a revolutionary innovation, where a pope speaks to everyone, off the cuff, without any written …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781101903018
ISBN-10:1101903015
Author:Pope Francis, Antonio Spadaro, Federico Lombardi
Publisher:Random House USA Inc
Imprint:Image
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:416
Release Date:15 July 2015
Weight:739g
Dimensions:241mm x 167mm x 31mm
About The Author

Pope Francis

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.

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