Pope Francis’ autobiography ‘Hope’ hits bookshelves in 80 countries
Pope Francis’ widely-anticipated autobiography ‘Hope’ hits bookshelves in 80 countries this Jubilee, and includes narrated memories, anecdotes, photos, and elements offered personally to readers.
The text, written firsthand by the Pope but with the collaboration of Italian writer Carlo Musso, is also made available to English-speaking readers in the United States through the publisher Random House, and in the UK, through the publisher Viking.
Written over six years, this complete autobiography starts in the early years of the twentieth century, with Pope Francis’ Italian roots and his ancestors’ courageous migration to Latin America.
The text continues through his childhood, the enthusiasms and preoccupations of his youth, his vocation, adult life, and the whole of his papacy up to the present day.