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On March 13, 2013, the world waited in hushed anticipation for the announcement of the new successor of Peter and head of the Roman Catholic Chapel. For weeks the news had been filled with discussions and speculation of leading papabili. Now, finally, the new pope would be discovered. But when Jorge Mario Bergoglio appeared, the world was momentarily stunned. Who was simply this humble cardinal from Argentina who surfaced onto the loggia, choosing the name Francis in honor of St. Francis of Assisi?
- In Pope Francis: The Pope from the finish of the Globe, best-selling creator Thomas J. Craughwell explores the life span of Pope Francis, including:
- His labor and birth and early on years "by the end of the Earth" in Argentina
- His mystical experience as an adolescent that drew him to spiritual life
- His years as a priest and bishop with a center for the indegent and marginalized
- His unflagging courage to teach and protect the Catholic faith.