Pope Francis greets pilgrims from his wheelchair during the Saturday jubilee audience in the Vatican’s audience hall on Jan. 11, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media
Madrid, Spain, Jan 14, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).
“Hope,”theautobiographyofPopeFrancis,hittheshelvesofItalianbookstoresTuesdayandwillbeonsalestartingJan.16inmorethan100countries.
Thebookmarksthefirsttimeapopehasprovidedafirst-personnarrationoftheepisodesthathavemarkedhisentirelife,inthiscasefromhischildhoodinArgentinainafamilyofItalianimmigrantstobecomingthesuccessorofSt.Peter.
PublishedbyRandomHouseinits320-pageEnglishedition,thebookistheresultofsixyearsofworkandwaswrittenwiththecollaborationofjournalistCarloMusso,whohelpedtheHolyFathertellhisstory.
Inadditiontohismemoirs,inthebookthepopetakesupissuessuchaswarandpeace,immigration,theenvironmentalcrisis,socialpolicy,sexuality,andthefutureoftheCatholicChurch.Allofthisundertherubricofhope,athemethatisalsobeinghighlightedduringthe2025Jubilee.
Inarecentinterview,PopeFrancissaidthebookwasoriginallyplannedtobepublish