Francisco, El Papa del Pueblo Religious Biography Book by Mariano de Vedia - Editorial Planeta - El Hombre Que le Cambió el Rostro a la Iglesia (Spanish Edition)

Specifications

Specifications

• Weight: 400 g
• Language: Spanish
• Publisher: PLANETA
• Publication date: 04/26/2025
• First publication date: 2025
• Author: DE VEDIA, MARIANO
• Dimensions: 15.00 cm / 5.90 in x 23.00 cm / 9.05 in x 1.00 cm / 0.39 in
• Number of pages: 352

Synopsis

March 13, 2013, was the day of Francis—a date that marked a milestone in the history of the Catholic Church. For the first time, a Jesuit. For the first time, a Latin American. For the first time in nearly six hundred years, a Pope was elected following the resignation of another, amid a confusing and troubled time for the Vatican, besieged by leaked secret documents and internal investigations.

Mariano de Vedia, a seasoned editor and columnist for the newspaper La Nación, an expert journalist on Church affairs who knows the history of the Supreme Pontiff like few others, presents in this biography—the first on Jorge Mario Bergoglio—everything you need to know about the Pope who, in twelve years, changed the face of the Church.

His childhood in the neighborhood of Flores. His connection with Peronism and leftist thinkers. His passion for the San Lorenzo de Almagro football club. The lung illness that pushed him toward a deeper faith. How he received “God’s call,” and the woman who, for a time, made it hard for him to pray. A meeting with the writer Jorge Luis Borges. His experience as the leader of the Jesuits in Argentina and his role during the military dictatorship.

It also tells the story of the day he was declared dead and how he gradually emerged as a strong candidate in the Vatican. The work of clergy in the slums and impoverished neighborhoods, and his battles against human trafficking, slave labor, and drug trafficking. His inspirations and the complex political landscape that led to his election as the leader of the world’s Catholics.

This expanded and revised edition includes reflections on the most significant aspects of his papacy: the reforms he initiated, the debates on which he took a stand, and the milestones he established. Or, as Francis likes to say: "A Church with everyone inside it, everyone, everyone."