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A down-to-earth and deeply intimate portrait of Pope Francis and his faith, based on interviews with the men and women who knew him simply as Jorge Mario Bergoglio Early on the evening of March 13, 2013, the newly elected Pope Francis stepped out onto the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica and did something remarkable: Before he imparted his blessing to the crowd, he asked the crowd to bless him, then bowed low to receive this grace. In the days that followed, Mark K. Shriver - along with the rest of the world - was astonished to see a pope who paid his own hotel bill, eschewed limousines, and made his home in a suite of austere rooms in a Vatican guesthouse rather than the grand papal apartment in the Apostolic Palace. By setting an example of humility and accessibility, Francis breathed new life into the Catholic Church, attracting the admiration of Catholics and non-Catholics alike.



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Mark K. Shriver

Mark K. Shriver is a lifelong advocate for children. He currently serves as senior vice president of U.S. Programs and Advocacy at Save the Children and as president of its political advocacy arm, Save the Children Action Network, where he is focused on increasing access to high-quality early childhood education for children across the country, particularly the most vulnerable.Prior to joining Save the Children, Shriver was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1994 to 2002. In 1988, he founded the innovative Choice Program, which serves delinquent and at-risk youth through intensive, community-based counseling. Shriver received his B.A. from The College of the Holy Cross and a Master's in Public Administration from Harvard University. He is the best-selling author of "10 Hidden Heroes" (forthcoming) , "Pilgrimage: My Search for the Real Pope Francis" and "A Good Man: Rediscovering My Father, Sargent Shriver". Shriver lives with his wife, Jeanne, and their three children, Molly, Tommy and Emma, in Maryland.



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