The Joy of Love:On Love in the Family: Amoris Laetitia - Softcover

Pope Francis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1593253028 ISBN 13: 9781593253028

Publisher: The Word Among Us Press, 2016

Synopsis

Pope Francis takes a pastoral approach to the family in this long-awaited exhortation. This is an important document that will guide the Church for years to come in its care and attention to the family in all its dimensions. A study guide is included so it can be used for small-group discussion and reflection. Or read it together as a family!

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About the Author:

Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio), is the first Latin American to be elected to the chair of Peter. A native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, he was ordained as a priest in 1969. He served as head of the Society of Jesus in Argentina from 1973 to 1979. In 1998 he became the archbishop of Buenos Aires, and in 2001 a cardinal. Following the resignation of his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, February 28, 2013, the conclave elected Bergoglio, who chose the papal name Francis in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi. He is the first pope to be a Jesuit and to come from the Americas.

About this edition

• Publisher: The Word Among Us Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1593253028
• ISBN 13: 9781593253028
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272