There was no missing the life-size photo of Pope Francis near one of the entrances to the 18th annual Catholic Marketing Network trade show July 29-Aug. 1. He was there in spirit, perhaps, and certainly adorned many a book cover at a show publishers said brought robust sales and many... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
With tens of thousands of children attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border in what Pope Francis has called a humanitarian emergency, illegal immigration has become a more divisive topic than ever, even within Christian churches. Now several new books tackle the issue. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Fall religion, in not so many words: still too many pastors; religion is still bad for you and the world (Christopher Hitchens has even come back from the dead, via previously unpublished essays, to remind us of this); Pope Francis still looks promising. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
John Thavis released The Vatican Diaries' in 2013 and added a section about Pope Francis for the paperback edition. 'It has struck me how the level of enthusiasm around the world for this new Pope is definitely a notch or two above that inside the Vatican,' the author said. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Did Time magazine pick Pope Francis as its Person of the Year because he'll sell more magazines than Edward Snowden? That's what some media outlets and Twitter users suggested Wednesday after the new pontiff beat out Mr. Snowden for the recognition.Business Insider, for instance, wrote:"Snowden,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2013-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
While books about Pope Francis have been the biggest story in Catholic publishing lately (see second story)—along with books that look back at Benedict’s tenure and focus on the papacy itself—others take a wider-angle view of the Church, or offer wisdom and encouragement for those in the pews. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]