A Big Heart Open to God: The Exclusive Interview with Pope Francis

A Big Heart Open to God: The Exclusive Interview with Pope Francis: America Magazine  /  Thinking Faith / Choisir /  Stimmen der Zeit / Razón y fe / La Civiltà Cattolica 

Abstract:

This interview with Pope Francis took place over the course of three meetings during August 2013 in Rome. The interview was conducted in person by Antonio Spadaro, S.J., editor in chief of La Civiltà Cattolica, the Italian Jesuit journal. Father Spadaro conducted the interview on behalf of La Civiltà Cattolica, America and several other major Jesuit journals around the world. The editorial teams at each of the journals prepared questions and sent them to Father Spadaro, who then consolidated and organized them.

Links to the Fulltext of the Papal Interview:

• La Civiltà Cattolica (Italian Original) [PDF]
• America Magazine (English translation)
• Thinking Faith (English Translation) -- download the PDF version here
• Choisir (French Translation)
• Stimmen der Zeit (German Translation)
• Razón y fe (Spanish Translation) [PDF]

 Analysis/Commentaries:

• Pope calls for church to be more merciful, collegial and audacious, by Robert Mickens (The Tablet, 19 September 2013)
• A Jesuit reflects on the Jesuit pope's interview by Jesuits, by Thomas Reese (National Catholic Reporter, 19 September 2013)
• Pope rejects church of 'small-minded rules' in Jesuit interview, by John L. Allen Jr. (National Catholic Reporter, 19 September 2013)
• Listening to the Pope, by James Martin (America Magazine, 19 September 2013)
• Pope Bluntly Faults Church's Focus on Gays and Abortion, by Laurie Goodstein (New York Times, 19 September 2013)
• Not Even the Pope Likes the Church's Obsession with Abortion, by Andrew Rosenthal (New York Times, 19 September 2013)
• In wide-ranging interview, Pope Francis sets vision for papacy, by Elizabeth Tenety (Washington Post, 19 September 2013)
• Pope Francis in America Magazine, unfiltered, by Mary Ann Walsh (Washington Post, 19 September 2013)
• St. Thomas theologian Faggioli Q-A: Pope’s comments might worry some conservative Catholics, by Joe Kimball (MinPost, 19 September 2013)
• The Rebirth of Catholicism, by Andrew Sullivan (The Dish, 19 September 2013)
• Pope Francis sets out vision for more gay people and women in 'new' church, by Ed Pilkington (The Guardian, 20 September 2013)