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Pope Francis’ autobiography ‘Hope’ is out this week

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