Ligouri offers "10 Things Pope Francis Wants You to Know"

A booklet just issued by Ligouri Publications offers quick insights into the person of Pope Francis. Written by John L. Allen, Jr., it gleans from the pope's first week in office, 10 lessons the pope may be trying to teach the Church and the world.
Allen, who is a correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter and a Vatican analyst for CNN, wrote the book while in Rome covering Pope Francis' election.

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One of the brief chapters is headed "Never Give Up on God's Mercy," and emphasizes the pope's early and frequent references to God's forgiveness. Allen quotes the pope, who said, "'The Lord never gets tired of forgiving. Never,' Francis said. 'We are the ones who get tired of asking him for forgiveness.'"
Another chapter talks about the message in the pope's choice of name: "Yet by taking the name 'Francis,' the new pope has essentially said that what Francis of Assisi represents is no longer the property of a particular religious congregation or a particular spiritual school in Catholicism. ... In effect, Pope Francis wants you to know that we're all Franciscans now."
At 48 pages designed to fit into a purse or pocket, it offers a breezy, yet insightful, first impression of the pope.
Check it out at http://www.liguori.org/10-things-pope-francis-wants-you-to-know.html.
It's also available in Spanish.