Pope Francis answers questions from children in new book

Signed "Respectfully yours," the boy wrote from a Jesuit-run school for refugee children in Syria and was treated to a long and personal answer from the pope himself.

[...] were 29 other children who posed questions to Francis in letters from around the globe for a new book poignantly illustrated with their own artwork.

Tom McGrath of the Jesuit-founded publishing house co-edited the book with Spadaro after reaching out to the priest for help.

There are those who manufacture weapons so that people fight each other and wage war.

There are people who are interested only in money and would sell everything for it.

Once the pope agreed to participate in the project, Loyola reached out to priests and lay people around the world to connect the publisher with children to write the letters.

In all, about 250 letters were received in 14 languages from 26 countries around the globe.

Arrangements were still being made but Loyola Press plans to bring 10 of the children included in the book to Rome to meet the pope in person, hopefully in February before its March publication date.

While one child wanted to know why parents fight and another why the pope wears such a tall hat, 7-year-old William of the United States asked: "If you could do one miracle what would it be?"