First Belong to God

An Ignatian layman who has done the eight-day Exercises for many years, Dr Ivereigh is Fellow in Contemporary Church History at the Jesuit-run Campion Hall in the University of Oxford, and has been involved at different levels in the synod on synodality. Ivereigh is the author of two renowned biographies of Pope Francis: The Great Reformer: Francis and the Making of a Radical Pope (Henry Holt / Picador 2014/15) and Wounded Shepherd: Francis and his Struggle to Convert the Catholic Church (Henry Holt, 2019). He also collaborated with Pope Francis on his vision for the post-Covid world, the New York Times bestseller Let Us Dream: the Path to a Better Future (Simon & Schuster). First Belong to God, published by Messenger Publications in 2024 is based on a retreat he gave to the British Province of the Jesuits in 2020.

‘an amazingly rich book, which everyone, both believers or doubtful, can benefit from reading with patience and pondering with care.’