In this book we are invited to encounter the courage, faith, warmth and humility of Pope Francis. There are eighty biographical stories, and adventures full of humour, love, concern for others and devotion to Jesus Christ. From the light-hearted to the very deep, these tales show there is no avoiding the genuine of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, worker, teacher, priest, Cardinal Archbishop of Buenos Aires and now Pope.

Jules Vernes classic Around the World in Eighty Days provided the spark for the author Rosario Carello to present eighty stories about the Pope in a page-turning A to Z format. Also echoing the short classic biography of St Francis of Assisi, Little Flowers of St Francis, this compelling collection of events from the life of Pope Francis brings us to a deeper understanding of the thinking and tenderness of one of the most remarkable personalities of our times.

In these pages we see the roots of Pope Francis’ living spirituality… Pope Francis is asking us, as Christians and as Catholics and all people who seek what is good and true to recognize the possibilities that we have to make our world a better place