Published in Italian as Spera by Mondadori Libri S.p.A. -- verso of title page.

new book 2025 fall.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-297)

Introduction: All is born to blossom -- Prologue -- May my tongue stick to my palate -- Too long do I live among those who hate peace -- The gifts of a healthy restlessness -- Almost at the end of the earth -- The more, the merrier -- Like a stretched cord -- Playing over the whole of his earth -- Life and the art of encounter -- The day went fast as an arrow -- They recognized each other from afar -- Like the branch of the almond tree -- They feed upon my people as they feed upon bread -- No one can save themself alone -- Resounding with the deepest vibrations -- The only way to become fully human -- Like a child in its mother's arms -- That you may remember and be ashamed -- All out and all in -- Walking through valleys of the shadow of death -- Your rod and your staff, they comfort me -- The scandal of peace -- Hand in hand with a steadfast child -- In the image of a God who smiles -- For the best days are still to come -- I am just one step -- A brief note by the co-author -- Sources -- Text credits -- Photograph credits.

"Hope is the first autobiography in history ever to be published by a Pope. Written over six years, this complete autobiography starts in the early years of the twentieth century, with Pope Francis's Italian roots and his ancestors' courageous migration to Latin America, continuing 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"-- Provided by publisher.

"Pope Francis originally intended this exceptional book to appear only after his death, but the needs of our times and the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope have moved him to make this precious legacy available now. Hope is the first autobiography in history ever to be published by a Pope. Written over six years, this complete autobiography starts in the early years of the twentieth century, with Pope Francis's Italian roots and his ancestors' courageous migration to Latin America, continuing 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. In recounting his memories with intimate narrative force (not forgetting his own personal passions), Pope Francis deals unsparingly with some of the crucial moments of his papacy and writes candidly, fearlessly, and prophetically about some of the most important and controversial questions of our present times: war and peace (including the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East), migration, environmental crisis, social policy, the position of women, sexuality, technological developments, the future of the Church and of religion in general. Hope includes a wealth of revelations, anecdotes, and illuminating thoughts. It is a thrilling and very human memoir, moving and sometimes funny, which represents the "story of a life" and, at the same time, a touching moral and spiritual testament that will fascinate readers throughout the world and will be Pope Francis's legacy of hope for future generations. The book is enhanced by remarkable photographs, including private and unpublished material made personally available by Pope Francis himself".-- Provided by publisher.

Translated from Italian.