From the moment of his election Pope Francis has tirelessly proclaimed the abundance of God’s mercy, making it the theme of the current Jubilee year. Mercy is also the subject of a book-length interview – published this week as ‘The Name of God is Mercy’ – given by Francis to the Italian Vaticanista, Andrea Tornielli. At the foot of the page we set out some of the key points made by Pope Francis in the book, while below and on the facing page, Tornielli, who has been a Vatican correspondent under three popes, answers questions from The Tablet, beginning with whether he had learned anything new about the current Pope from his latest encounter Andrea Tornielli: Yes certainly. I have been able to confirm the extent to which the message of mercy has been central