EAN: 9780063387522

LIFE - POPE FRANCIS GEBUNDEN

For the first time  Pope Francis tells the story of his life as he looks back on the momentous
world events that have changed history--from his earliest years during the outbreak of World
War II in 1939 to the turmoil of today. An extraordinary personal and historical journey  Life
is the story of a man and a world in dramatic change. Pope Francis recalls his life through
memories and observations of the most significant occurrences of the past eight decades. The
book opens with three-year-old Jorge in the kitchen with his mother in Argentina as World War
II breaks out  and he goes on to witness several historic events: the fall of the Berlin Wall
Videla's coup in Argentina the moon landing in 1969 and even the 1986 World Cup in which
Maradona scored the unforgettable "hand of God" goal. Here are the frank assessments and
intimate insights of a pastor reflecting on the Nazi extermination of the Jews  the atomic
bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki  the 2001 terrorist attack on America and the collapse of
the Twin Towers  the great economic recession of 2008  the Covid-19 pandemic  the retirement of
Pope Benedict XVI  and the subsequent conclave that elected him Pontiff. The "pope callejero"
recounts these world-changing moments with the candor and compassion that distinguishes him 
and offers important messages on major crises confronting us now  including social inequalities
climate change  international war  atomic weapons  racial discrimination  and the battles over
social and cultural issues. Translated from the Italian by Aubrey Botsford

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