''On Heaven and Earth'' ( es, Sobre el cielo y la tierra) is a book that presents conversations between
Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, who later became
Pope Francis
Pope Francis ( la, Franciscus; it, Francesco; es, link=, Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 17 December 1936) is the head of the Catholic Church. He has been the bishop of Rome and sovereign of the Vatican City State since 13 March 2013. ...
, and Argentine rabbi
Abraham Skorka
Abraham Skorka (born July 5, 1950, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine biophysicist, rabbi and book author. Abraham Skorka is rector emeritus of the Seminario Rabínico Latinoamericano in Buenos Aires, the rabbi of the Jewish community Benei Tikva ...
. The book is about faith, family and the
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
in the 21st century. It was first published in Spanish in 2010 and appeared in an English translation in 2013.
Among the comments that attracted particular attention following Bergoglio's election to the papacy were these:
See also
References
2010 non-fiction books
Books about Christianity
Books by Pope Francis
Argentine books
Books about Judaism
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