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Hope: The Autobiography: Pope Francis, Bergoglio, Jorge Mario ......
Hope (Pope Francis memoir)
2024 memoir by Pope Francis
Hope is a memoir by Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio), the supreme prelate of the Catholic Church.
Pedro mario bergoglio biography book
It was first published by Random House on 14 January 2025, with the publisher describing it as the first memoir ever published by a sitting pope.[1][a] The book is based on notes from interviews that Francis conducted with the Italian journalist Carlo Musso over six years.
Francis discusses his childhood in Buenos Aires, the conclave that elected him pope, and his direction of the church after his election.[3][4]
Contents
In the opening of the book, Francis recounts how his grandparents and father almost perished on their journey from Italy to Argentina.
The family had booked tickets on a ship that would sink en route; however, at the last minute, they swapped their tickets for a different ship.[5] Francis goes on to write about the death of his father, who suffe