Book Review

Few new nuggets in book-length interview with Pope Francis
- Book Review, Vatican
- September 29, 2017
A new book-length interview with Pope Francis goes over much of the territory the pontiff has discussed in his previous interviews with various publications, but Austen Ivereigh says there are still some interesting points to be mined from ‘Politique et Societé’ [Politics and Society]. Ivereigh says the interviewer, French sociologist Dominique Wolton, should have dug deeper to reveal more of the man who is now sitting on the Chair of Peter.
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Christians need time to rebuild trust before return to Mosul region
- Book Review, Catholic News Service, Global Church
- July 26, 2017
Although Iraqi forces declared victory over Islamic State fighters in Mosul early in July, the region remains unstable, leaving Christians uncertain about their future in their historic homeland. Christians are calling on the international community, along with the Iraqi government, to help them and other citizens from religious minority backgrounds.
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Summer reading: Hot, hot, hot edition
- Book Review, Religion News Service
- July 16, 2017
Summer reading doesn’t have to be all about mysteries and romances. It can include a healthy dose of religiously themed books that are interesting enough to take to the beach or on that camping trip. Here are a few to peruse and consider.
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‘Amoris Laetitia’ is about accompaniment, not the divorced and remarried
- Book Review, Vatican
- May 4, 2017
Three professors from the John Paul II Institute in Rome have produced a handbook explaining how to apply ‘Amoris Laetitia,’ which was just published in English. They argue discernment should help find ways to live spousal fidelity, and not ways to be excused from the Church’s moral law.
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Adam and Eve: Lasting legacy of the first ‘first couple’
- Book Review, Religion News Service
- March 26, 2017
The concept for the book originated with the author taking his young daughters through the Sistine Chapel. They wanted to know what was going on in the painting of Adam and Eve. Bruce Feiler realized then that this was a story that has never stopped being interesting to tell.
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