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Discovering a pope with a controversial past and a revolutionary style of leadership in the present, Vallely provides a highly worthwhile resource for Catholics and non-Catholics alike. starred review, Kirkus Vallely s portrait is richly detailed, and he provides the most thorough account to date of the internal politics of the Francis papacy. The Washington Post Indispensable. James Carroll, The New Yorker No biography, however diligent, can capture someone's interior life. But what this book does demonstrate is that Pope Francis is a tougher, more complex figure than meets the eye . . . Anybody who reads this book will eagerly await his next move. The Economist The indispensable English-language biography of the Pope. Andrew Sullivan, The Daily Dish Paul Vallely s biography of Francis . . . stands, in terms of seriousness of purpose and depth of understanding, head and shoulders above other recent rushed cuttings jobs. Peter Stanford, The Sunday Times By the end of this stint of reviewing I have read through 10 biographies of one sort or another of the new Bishop of Rome. This emboldens me to say, without hesitation, that Vallely's is undoubtedly the most satisfactory of an otherwise lacklustre bunch. . . Vallely, as befits a long-time journalist, has done the legwork . . . Read this book, forget the rest. Michael Walsh, The Tablet Paul Vallely has produced a deeply nuanced and insightful portrait of perhaps the most influential person in the world today. Examiner.com

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Paul Vallely is a journalist with an international reputation as a commentator on religion, society, and politics. He was correspondent for The Times in Ethiopia during the famine of 1984 5 for which he was commended as International Reporter of the Year. He is the editor of The New Politics: Catholic Social Teaching for the Twenty-First Century. He was created a CMG for services to journalism and to the developing world in 2006 and is currently associate editor of the Independent newspaper.

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