Constantly in the public eye, Pope Francis is instantly recognisable across the globe, and his likeness adorns t-shirts, mugs ...

citing “a lack of strength of mind and body” — an unusual step in the history of the papacy, which had not seen a resignation for centuries. He died in 2022. Since becoming pope Francis has ...

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Written in the mid-fifteenth century, Pope Pius II’s Commentaries are the only known autobiography of a reigning pontiff and a fundamental text in the history of Renaissance humanism.

and much of his papacy and personal backstory are already well known. But “Hope” does provide personal insights into how history’s first Latin American pope interprets his childhood in ...

The Autobiography, released on January 15, Pope Francis reflects on his life, his path to the papacy, and his vision for the ...