(CNN) — One of Pope Francis’ lasting ... 1930s and Hitler’s Germany. (Francis was born in 1936 and recalls his grandmother standing up to Mussolini’s black shirts.) Young people, he ...

With the publication of this autobiography, Pope Francis cements his monumental project of demystifying the papacy.

By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome “I like punctuality, it’s a virtue I have learned to appreciate,” Pope Francis writes ... derives from his own background as the son of Italian ...