Book Reviews

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One of Roma Downey's life lessons came from her mother's cabinet full of broken china.

"Francis: The People's Pope," a graphic biography by journalist and cartoonist Ted Rall, is, in its way, a celebration of the current successor of St. Peter. Written from a far-left political perspective, the book calls Pope Francis a refreshing new leader but argues that he isn't liberal enough.

To understand the current situation in Iraq -- the evolving and complex conflicts there, and the fear and resilience of its Christians -- one has to understand its past, which is often ignored or unknown in the West, said a former papal representative to the country.

"We are passing through a revolution of sorts in America," says Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput.

"An Exorcist Explains the Demonic: The Antics of Satan and His Army of Fallen Angels" by Father Gabriele Amorth with Stefano Stimamiglio. Sophia Institute Press.

When Pope Francis first stepped onto the balcony overlooking St. Peter's Square in Rome, Mark Shriver like millions of other people around the world was captivated by this man who humbly bowed his head after asking the people there to pray for him, before he would offer his first blessing to them.

Father Richard John Neuhaus was many things, among them "a theologian, an intellectual, an activist, an ecumenist, a writer," said the author of a new biography of the late priest who hopes his book will be the definitive volume on his life.