Pope Francis's autobiography, "Life,
My Story Through History", will be released on March 19, 2024,
by HarperCollins, which on Thursday revealed the book's cover
for the first time.
In the book the Argentine pontiff for the first time tells the
story of his life through the events that have marked the world,
from the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939 when he was
almost three years old, to the present day.
"In this book we tell a story, the story of my life, through the
most important and serious events that humanity has experienced
over the last 80 years," Francis says in a press release.
"It is a book that sees the light so that, especially the
younger generation, can listen to the voice of an elderly man
and reflect on what our world has experienced, so as not to
repeat the mistakes of the past.
"Let us think, for example, of the wars that have plagued and
still plague the world.
"Let us think of the genocides, the persecutions, the hatred
between brothers and sisters of different religions! How much
suffering!
"Having reached a certain age, it is important, even for
ourselves, to reopen the book of memories and make remembrance:
to learn by looking back, to identify the things that are not
good, the toxic things that we have experienced along with the
sins we have committed, but also to relive all that God has sent
us that is good.
"It is an exercise in discernment that we should all do, before
it is too late".
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