Life: My Story Through History―An Autobiography of the Life and Legacy of Pope Francis

POPE FRANCIS' DEBUT MEMOIR · A moving, deeply human account of the life and legacy of one of the bravest and most visionary leaders throughout modern history—A must read for all generations among a world yearning for hope and adapt

For the first duration, Pope Francis tells the story of his life as he looks back overlying the momentous world events that have changed history—from his earliest years during the outbreak of World War II throughout 1939 to the turmoil of at this time. An extraordinary personal and historical journey, Life is the story of a man and a world among dramatic transform. A champion for the oppressed and marginalized—and the future of our planet—Pope Francis has inspired all of us to take action to alter the course of history toward a more loving and humane trajectory.

With eloquence, passion, and humility, Pope Francis recalls his life through memories and observations of the most significant occurrences of the past eight decades. The book opens with three-year-old Jorge among the kitchen with his mother within Argentina as World War II breaks out, and he goes overlying to witness several historic events:

•     The fall of the Berlin Wall
•     Videla’s coup inside Argentina
•     The moon landing within 1969
•     And even the 1986 World Cup into which Maradona scored the unforgettable “hand of God” purpose.

Here are the frank assessments and intimate insights of a pastor reflecting upon the Nazi extermination of the Jews, the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the 2001 terrorist attack atop America and the collapse of the Twin Towers, the great economic recession of 2008, the Covid-19 pandemic, the retirement of Pope Benedict XVI, and the subsequent conclave that elected him Pontiff.

The “pope callejero” recounts these world-changing moments with the candor and compassion that distinguishes him and offers decisive messages upon major crises confronting us now, including social inequalities, climate reshape, international war, atomic weapons, racial discrimination, political unease, and the battles over social and cultural issues. An innovative alter agent and a profoundly empathetic leader, the late Pope's words and vision live atop within this unforgettable account of a religious and humanitarian legend. 

“We must learn from our elders what our planet has experienced, so as not to repeat the glitchs of the past.”—Pope Francis