Esperanza. La Autobiografía: Memorias del Papa Francisco / Hope - Paperback
by Papa Francisco (Author)
ÉXITO DE VENTAS DEL NEW YORK TIMES
ESPERANZA es la primera autobiografía de un pontífice que se publica en la historia.
Rico en revelaciones, anécdotas y reflexiones iluminadoras, ESPERANZA es un libro de memorias emocionante, tremendamente humano y conmovedor, no exento de toques de auténtico sentido del humor; una obra que es al mismo tiempo la «novela de una vida y un testamento moral y espiritual destinado a conquistar a los lectores de todo el mundo y a convertirse en un legado de esperanza para las generaciones futuras.
Hope is the first autobiography in history ever to be published by a Pope.
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. Pope Francis originally intended this exceptional memoir to appear only after his death, but the needs of our times and the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope moved him to make this precious legacy available sooner. Now, the book stands as his testament; the spiritual, faith-filled, as well as moral, social, and civic legacy that he envisioned and left for the benefit of all the men and women of the world. 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. 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. The book is enhanced by remarkable photographs, including private and unpublished material made personally available by Pope Francis himself.
Author Biography
Jorge Mario Bergoglio: (Buenos Aires, Argentina, el 17 de diciembre de 1936 - Roma abril 2025) Primogénito de cinco hermanos, hijos de un matrimonio de emigrantes italianos que se había establecido en el barrio de Flores, se diplomó como técnico químico, se licenció en Filosofía en 1963 y fue ordenado sacerdote en 1969. En 1973 fue provincial de los jesuitas de Argentina; en 1992, obispo auxiliar; en 1998, arzobispo de Buenos Aires; en 2001, elevado a la categoría de cardenal, y, desde el 13 de marzo de 2013, es obispo de Roma y 266° papa de la Iglesia católica. En 2025, coincidiendo con el duodécimo año de su pontificado, ha convocado un nuevo jubileo con el lema «Peregrinos de la esperanza».