Here is a fascinating behind-the-scenes account of history in the making-- the election in 2013 of Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, the first Latin American pope, the first Jesuit pope, and the first pope to choose the name Francis. The author, a friend the Pope, now reveals what actually happed inside the[...]

For the past two years Pope Francis has enchanted and bewildered the world in equal measure with his compassion and his contradictions. Expanding greatly on his acclaimed earlier book "Pope Francis: Untying the Knots," Paul Vallely reexamines the complex past of Jorge Mario Bertoglio and adds nine n[...]

Nearly a thousand years ago the Archbishop of Armagh, later canonised as St Malachy, made a series of prophecies that were hidden in the Vatican for 400 years. His predictions gave clues to the identities of the 109 Popes from medieval times to present day, including the final Pope who would oversee[...]

Pope Francis, Politics and the Mabanta Boy is Sheka Tarawalie's autobiography tracing his early life in Sierra Leone, through imprisonment and being declared a `wanted man', before his exile to the UK. The book also remembers his political appointment. Working through continual conflict and confront[...]

"Called from the end of the world," Pope Francis is the shepherd who will lead the Church, confronted by the challenges of the postmodern world, along the pathway to renewal. Already his humble witness has made a powerful impact, giving us a glimpse of what is essential about him.... But deep down, [...]

"Having faith doesn't mean never going through tough times, but having the strength to face them, knowing we are not alone." --Pope Francis
When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio ascended to the papacy in 2013, he electrified the entire world and infused new energy into the Catholic Church. Pope F[...]

After Pope Benedict XVI's historic renunciation of the papal office in February 2013, the College of Cardinals elected Jorge Mario Bergoglio -- now Pope Francis -- as the new leader of the world's estimated 1.2 billion Roman Catholics. But who is this new Pope -- really?In Francis, Pope of the New W[...]

From the moment Pope Francis stepped on to the balcony of St Peter's, people around the globe sensed that not only the Catholic Church, but the world at large, could be entering a new spiritual, political and social age. The pomp and circumstance that had characterised the Vatican for as long as mos[...]

From the moment Pope Francis stepped on to the balcony of St Peter's Basilica for the first time, a global audience sensed that not only the Catholic Church but the world at large could be entering a new spiritual, political and social age. In the days following Pope Francis' election, there would b[...]