Edizioni Cantagalli
CV NEWS FEED // Cardinal Robert Sarah, archbishop emeritus of Conakry, Guinea, and former head of the Vatican’s liturgy office, has released a profound new book titled Does God Exist?: The Cry of the Man who Seeks Salvation.
Published by Edizioni Cantagalli in Siena, Italy, the Cardinal’s book addresses 40 questions posed by Italian Catholic editor and publisher David Cantagalli, who also wrote the introduction.
Founder and editor of Inside the Vatican magazine Robert Moynihan praised Cardinal Sarah’s “deep mysticism and his compelling, Christo-centric vision of human reality” in a November 18 news release about the book. The release shared an excerpt from Does God Exist (“Dio esiste?”) and commentary from Cardinal Sarah on the origin of the work.
“This book was born out of an attempt to answer the questions of the publisher Cantagalli who, with genuine apostolic zeal, wanted to prompt me with questions that were sometimes ‘difficult,’ but of sure and widespread interest,” Cardinal Sarah wrote.
In the book, Cardinal Sarah explores the theological and philosophical questions posed by Cantagalli, drawing from his personal experiences, the Church’s teachings, and dialogues with faithful individuals. He delves into the essence of God’s existence, reflecting on the spiritual importance of Christianity as a living encounter with God.
“I thank Cardinal Robert Sarah for his friendship and for the trust he has had in me,” Cantagalli said, “and for accepting this undertaking with the shared awareness that nothing depends on us.”
According to the news release, Cantagalli explained in the book’s preface that he asked Cardinal Sarah to write the book because, in an era where many people question the relevance of Christianity and God’s authority, society is lost in the pursuit of transient and meaningless goals.
Cantagalli said he believes that both clergy and laypeople have a responsibility to form “creative minorities”—individuals who, through their encounter with Christ, discover the true purpose of life, as emphasized by Pope Benedict XVI.
“I asked Cardinal Sarah many questions about the existence and real presence of God in our lives… His apparent silence… death… suffering… pain… joy, and much more,” Cantagalli wrote. “I believe that today, perhaps more than in the past, we all have a profound need for answers, clear, grounded and illuminated by Scripture, tangible testimonies, encounters that reveal the existence and visible presence of God.”
Cardinal Sarah’s book is available for purchase here.
