An encyclical, or papal letter, is one of the most important formal documents from the Vatican and in this special paperback edition, with a foreword by Scott Hahn, Pope Francis issues his first, reflecting on the nature of belief and the need for a renewal of faith for a bright future of charity and love for all. Pope Francis has spoken of Lumen Fidei as the work of "four hands," his own and those of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. This highly anticipated encyclical begun by the previous Pope and completed by the new leader of the Catholic Church explores the need for a renewal in our universal commitments to truth and love. "The light of Faith: this is how the Church's tradition speaks of the great gift brought by Jesus," the Pope writes. "In John's Gospel, Christ says of himself: 'I have come as light into the world, that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness.'" Here is an illuminating work, an invitation to lead a more spiritual and faith based life, a reminder that with faith comes healing and with healing comes heaven on earth.
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, was named 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 since March 13, 2013, Bishop of Rome and the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church. For 2025, the twelfth year of his papacy, Pope Francis has announced a new Jubilee with the motto “Pilgrims of Hope.”
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An encyclical, or papal letter, is one of the most important formal documents from the Vatican and in this special paperback edition, with a foreword by Scott Hahn, Pope Francis issues his first, reflecting on the nature of belief and the need for a renewal of faith for a bright future of charity and love for all. Pope Francis has spoken of Lumen Fidei as the work of "four hands," his own and those of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. This highly anticipated encyclical begun by the previous Pope and completed by the new leader of the Catholic Church explores the need for a renewal in our universal commitments to truth and love. "The light of Faith: this is how the Church's tradition speaks of the great gift brought by Jesus," the Pope writes. "In John's Gospel, Christ says of himself: 'I have come as light into the world, that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness.'" Here is an illuminating work, an invitation to lead a more spiritual and faith based life, a reminder that with faith comes healing and with healing comes heaven on earth.
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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, was named 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 since March 13, 2013, Bishop of Rome and the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church. For 2025, the twelfth year of his papacy, Pope Francis has announced a new Jubilee with the motto “Pilgrims of Hope.”
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