Pope Francis has written an autobiography, which the Guardian described as “the first ever memoir by a living pope”.

Written over six years, it follows the life of the Pontiff from early in the 20th century, with his ancestors’ migration to Latin America, continuing through his childhood, vocation, adult life, and papacy.

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, migration, the environment, social policy, the position of women, sexuality, technology, the future of the Church and of religion in general.

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 be Pope Francis’s legacy of hope for future generations.

Peter Stanford, former editor of the Catholic Herald, who reviews the book for The Guardian comments: ‘the memoir format suits perfectly this warm, emotionally intelligent figure who has demonstrated a folksy charm over the past 12 years……he is at pains to emphasise just what a normal guy he is. “I’m a citizen at heart,” he says – someone who loves football, adores cutting-edge cinema, wasn’t a swot at school, and has suffered “melancholy spells” periodically since his 10th birthday’.

Read Peter Stanford´s review in the Guardian here.

Find the book on Amazon here.