The first book on Pope Leo XIV is
coming out in Italy on May 20.
The book, Pope Leo XIV, A Tale Of The New Pope And The
Challenges He Will Have to Face, is by Vaticanist Saverio Gaeta
and is being published by Salani Editore.
It highlights the 'pope of globalization', who intertwines
different cultural roots and clearly speaks the language of
current events, an international pastor, attentive to the poor
and the worst off, tireless in defending human rights and
supporting the unifying role of faith, who presented himself to
the world with simple and powerful words, "Peace to all of you",
said Gaeta.
From the white smoke of May 8th to the first gestures of the new
Pope, the volume outlines a clear and documented profile of
former Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, the first North American
in history to be elected to the papal throne.
The author, with an accessible and pacy style, offers the reader
the story of the origins and choices of Pope Francis's
successor, but above all the careful analysis of the upcoming,
difficult challenges that he will have to face not only as
leader of the Church but also as a "political" leader, in an
increasingly complex international context.
"Leo XIV is the incarnation of the charisma of the Augustinian
Order to which he belongs, which is based on the combination of
charity and knowledge", summarizes Gaeta.
"These are exciting days for everyone and for us publishers
experiencing the arrival of a new Pope also means putting
ourselves at the service of the public, who wants to know who
the new religious figure chosen to head the Catholic Church is,"
says Mariagrazia Mazzitelli, editorial director of Salani
editore.
"Once again the Salani publishing house, as it had already
happened with Pope Bergoglio (Francis) in March 2013, with a
very close team effort has supported the expertise of an
experienced Vatican expert like Saverio Gaeta".
The book will be released at the same time, in addition to in
bookstores, also on newsstands as a supplement to Corriere della
Sera, La Gazzetta dello Sport and Oggi.
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