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Pope Francis

Pope Francis was born in Buenos Aires on December 17, 1936, son of Italian migrants, the first of five children born in the working-class barrio of Flores. He qualified as a chemical technician, graduated in philosophy in 1963, became a priest in 1969, was named provincial of the Jesuits of Argentina in 1973, was named auxiliary bishop in 1992, archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998, created cardinal in 2001, and since March 13, 2013, Bishop of Rome and the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church. For 2025, the twelfth year of his papacy, Pope Francis has announced a new Jubilee with the motto “Pilgrims of Hope.”
Hope
I Am Asking in the Name of God
Reflections on the Sunday Gospel
Ave Maria
God Is Young
Our Father
Happiness in This Life
The Name of God Is Mercy
Encountering Truth

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Hope
I Am Asking in the Name of God
Reflections on the Sunday Gospel
Ave Maria
God Is Young
Our Father
Happiness in This Life
The Name of God Is Mercy
Encountering Truth

Random House to Publish the Autobiography of Pope Francis

HOPE will the first memoir published by a sitting pontiff and will become a global publication on January 14, 2025. Random House will publish HOPE, the autobiography of Pope Francis in the US. Italian publisher Mondadori made the announcement yesterday at the Frankfurt Book Fair and will manage world rights. Molly Turpin, Senior Editor, Random House, acquired world English rights to

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Fall 2017 Drop In: Happiness In This Life by Pope Francis

This December, Random House will publish the latest book by Pope Francis. Happiness In This Life will be a collection of homilies, speeches, and messages of the day that brings together Pope Francis’s wisdom on finding happiness in the here and now. Happiness In This Life has already sold in more than ten translation markets worldwide, including the UK,

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