Pope Francis' autobiography, "Spera," written with Carlo Musso and published by Mondadori, will be distributed in over 100 countries beginning today. This is a significant event, as it is the first autobiography written by a Pope. The other renowned volumes with biographical accounts, including his own and those of his predecessors, were written with the perspective of an interview. For example, Pope Wojtyla's "Crossing the Threshold of Hope," written with Vittorio Messori. Thus, the book is a comprehensive autobiography that commences in the early twentieth century with the Italian roots and the adventurous emigration to Latin America of Jorge Mario Bergoglio's ancestors, and progresses through childhood, the enthusiasms and turmoil of youth, the vocational choice, and maturity, to encompass the entirety of the pontificate and the present day. In recounting his memories (without neglecting his own passions), Francis addresses the pontificate's critical issues and develops the most important and debated issues of our time: war and peace (including the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East), migration, environmental crisis, social policy, women's rights, sexuality, technological development, and the future of the Church and religions.