Written over the course of six years, Hope is the powerful and revelatory first-ever autobiography to be published by a sitting pope. Beginning in the early years of the twentieth century with Pope Francis's Italian roots and his ancestors' immigration to Latin America, Hope tells the story of his life from his childhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina; the enthusiasm and turmoil of his youth; his calling; and his adult life, through the whole of his papacy to the present day.

In recounting these memories with intimate narrative force and reflecting on his own personal passions, Pope Francis deals unsparingly with some of the crucial moments of his papacy and writes candidly, courageously, and prophetically about some of the most important and controversial questions of our times: war and peace (including the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East), migration, environmental crises, social policy, the position of women, sexuality, technological developments, the future of the Church and religion in general, and the challenges that humanity will face in the years to come.

This book is Pope Francis's legacy of hope for future generations, publishing in time for the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. Enhanced by remarkable photographs, including private and unpublished material made available by the pope himself, Hope is a thrilling and very human memoir - moving, illuminating, and sometimes funny - that represents the "story of a life" and, at the same time, a touching moral and spiritual testament for readers throughout the world.