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    Francis, Bishop of Rome: A Short Biography: Jorge Bergoglio on Heaven and Earth

    By Fr Michael Collins

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    The election of Jorge Bergoglio as Pope Francis has reinvigorated interest in the Church for many people, both Catholics and non-Catholics alike. With a winning smile and a casual ‘Buona Sera’ the new Pope greeted the world, and the world was entranced. His message of simplicity, and his commitment to the poor and marginalised, have attracted the rapt attention of an often cynical world. So who is Francis, Bishop of Rome, the man his colleagues went ‘to the end of the world’ to find? This short biography by Fr Michael Collins, Vatican expert and biographer of Pope Benedict XVI, explains in simple terms who Francis is, where he came from, and what the main influences on his life have been. Collins also outlines briefly the important events in the new pontiff’s life to date, from entrance to the Society of Jesus as a young man, his appointment as Provincial of the Jesuits in Argentina at a time of great civil unrest, his appointment as bishop and later Cardinal Archbishop of Buenos Aires, and ultimately his election as Pope and Bishop of Rome.

    TABLE OF CONTENTS

    Early Life 7

    The Society of Jesus 21

    Bishop of Buenos Aires 37

    The First Conclave 69

    The Benedict Years 77

    The Abdication 83

    The Election 93

    Early Days 101

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThe Columba Press
    Release dateApr 23, 2013
    ISBN9781782180968
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    Francis, Bishop of Rome: A Short Biography: Jorge Bergoglio on Heaven and Earth
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    Fr Michael Collins

    Fr Michael Collins was born in Dublin in 1960, in the idyllic surroundings of Glenageary, South County Dublin in Ireland. It is a stone’s throw from the port town of Dun Laoghaire. His father, Jack, was an architect and his mother spent her time bringing up his sisters Geraldine and Paula, his brother David and Michael. He went to St. Conleth’s College in Clyde Road, University College Dublin, where he graduated in Philosophy and Greek and Roman Civilisation and theology at Holy Cross College. He studied for the priesthood and was ordained in 1985. He held a number of pastoral appointments in the diocese of Dublin and followed postgradutate studies in Rome at the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology. He taught at the American University of Rome, John Cabot University, Duquesne University Rome Campus and the Pontifical Institute Regina. Since 2011, he has been assistant priest in St. Mary’s Haddington Road, a beautiful parish set on the fringe of Dublin city, the same parish he went to school in. Fr Collins has always loved the arts, especially music and painting. He sang with the Palestrina Choir of the Pro Cathedral for a number of years and both paint and read extensively in art subjects. He is a regular speaker at Literary Festivals and in 2009 spoke at the Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival, the Throckmorton Literary Festival and the Bridport Literary Festival. 'Francis: Bishop of Rome' is his eith book, others include 'The Story of Christianity' (1999), The Fisherman's Net - The Influence of the Papacy on History (2003), Pope Benedict XVI (2010) and John Paul II (2011).

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