Denver, Colo., Oct 2, 2013 / 16:01 pm
A new book on the Holy Father gathers insights and recollections from 20 people across Argentina who knew Pope Francis as a seminarian, priest and bishop in Buenos Aires.
"A Pope who is constantly surprising people with his gestures, words and teachings comes from somewhere, has a background," said editor and translator Alejandro Bermudez, "and that's what the book tries to explore."
"Pope Francis: Our Brother, Our Friend" (Ignatius Press) records personal recollections from twenty individuals who personally knew the man who became Pope Francis.
Shortly after Buenos Aires Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected Pope in March, Bermudez – who heads both Catholic News Agency and ACI Prensa, the largest Catholic news provider in Spanish – traveled to Argentina to conduct interviews with those who had personally known the Holy Father.