A Pope Francis Lexicon is a collection of over fifty essays by an impressive set of insightful contributors from around the globe, each writing on a specific word that has become important in the ministry of Pope Francis. Writers such as Sr. Simone Campbell, Cardinal Blase Cupich, Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga, Fr. James Martin, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby, and Carolyn Woo explore the Pope’s use of words like joy, clericalism, money, family, and tears. Together, they reveal what Francis’s use of these words says about him, his ministry and priorities, and their significance to the church, the world, and the lives of individual Christians. The entire collection is introduced by a foreword by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of Orthodox Christians worldwide, and a preface by one of Francis’s closest advisors, Cardinal Sean O'Malley.

This is no set of encyclopedia entries. It’s a reflective, inspiring, and often heartfelt book that offers engaging answers to the question What is this surprising Pope up to?

Themes and Contributors:

Volume foreword
Patriarch Bartholomew
Volume preface

Cardinal Sean O'Malley, OFM Cap
Baptism

Cardinal Donald Wuerl
Benedict XVI

David Gibson
Capitalism

Bishop Robert McElroy
Careerism

Cardinal Joseph Tobin, C.Ss.R.
Church

Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig
Clerical abuse

Francis Sullivan
Clericalism

Archbishop Paul-Andre Durocher
Collegiality

Archbishop Mark Coleridge
Conscience

Austen Ivereigh
Creation

Orthodox Fr. John Chryssavgis
Curia

Massimo Faggioli
Dialogue

Archbishop Roberto Gonzalez Nieves, OFM
Dignity

Tina Beattie
Discernment

Fr. James Martin, SJ
Ecumenism

Nontando Hadebe
Embrace

Simcha Fisher
Encounter

Archbishop Victor Manuel Fernandez
Episcopal Accountability Katie Grimes
Family

Julie Hanlon Rubio
Field Hospital

Cardinal Blase Cupich
Flesh

Msgr. Dario E. Vigano
Gossip

Kaya Oakes
Grandparents

Bill Dodds
Hagen Lio

Fr. Manuel Dorantes
Hope

Natalia Imperatori-Lee
Immigrant

Sr. Norma Seni Pimentel, MJ
Indifference

Sr. Carmen Sammut, MSOLA
Jesus

Fr. Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator, SJ
Joy

Fr. Timothy Radcliffe, OP
Judgment

Michael O'Loughlin
Justice

Sr. Simone Campbell, SSS
Leadership

Kerry Alys Robinson
Legalism

Sr. Teresa Forcades i Vila, OSB
Martyrdom

Bishop Borys Gudziak
Mercy

Archbishop Donald Bolen
Miracles

John Thavis
Money

Andrea Tornielli
Periphery

Carolyn Y. Woo
Prayer

Bishop Daniel E. Flores
Reform

Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga, SDB
Refugee

Rhonda Miska
Saint Francis

Fr. Michael Perry, OFM
Satan

Gregory K. Hillis
Second Vatican Council
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin
Service

Phyllis Zagano
Sheep

Archbishop Justin Welby
Sourpuss

Fr James Corkery, SJ
Tears

Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle
Throwaway culture Sr. Pat Farrell, OSF
Women

Astrid Lobo Gajiwala
Worldliness

Mollie Wilson O'Reilly
Youth

Jordan Denari Duffner