Papal Records: Pope Francis to Publish His First Book in January

 

The Italian publishing house of Pope Francis on Tuesday unveiled the cover for the pontiff’s first book, based on interviews with journalist and Vatican expert Andrea Tornielli.

Vanguard reports that The book which is titled “The Name of God is Mercy”, will be released on January 12 in six languages: Italian, English, French, German, Portuguese and Spanish. This will be Francis’ first book published during his papacy.

The cover, revealed on Tuesday, features the Vatican’s coat of arms and “Pope Francis” in capital letters. The title is written in red in the pope’s handwriting.

The Italian publishing house Piemme, part of the Mondadori group, said that 17 publishers will release the book in 84 countries.

 

See a copy of the book below: