Against the Tide: The Radical Leadership of Pope Francis

by John L. Allen Jr.

Pope Francis has fascinated the world with his humility, his compassion, and his radical vision for the Church. He has welcomed the homeless into the Vatican, embraced people with diseases, and shaken a complacent hierarchy. Shepherds, he said, should acquire the smell of the sheep.

In short, as he has urged young people to do, he swims against the tide.

John L. Allen, Jr., who has covered the Vatican for CNN, the National Catholic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076482516X
• ISBN13: 9780764825163
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Liguori Publications
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 4.3" x 6.9"