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Marking the declaration by Pope Francis of 2016 as a Jubilee Year of Mercy, this book collects key essays and meditations on mercy, beginning with the Popes bull announcing the year of mercy, as well as reflections by theologians such as Walter Kasper and Jon Sobrino and spiritual writers including Thomas Merton, Dorothy Day, Jim Forest, and Joyce Rupp.

From the first days of his papacy, Pope Francis described his wish for pastors "with the smell of the sheep." In this moving and often intimate volume consisting of all his addresses to priests and bishops, he shares his vision of the priesthood, ministry, and service to the People of God.