Pope Francis’s diaries to be published next month, revealing reflections on Vatican years

Image, an imprint of Penguin Random House Christian Publishing Group, will release The Private Diary of Pope Francis on Nov. 24. The book, published in partnership with the Vatican Publishing House (Libreria Editrice Vaticana), will be available in English and four other languages.

The journal entries cover a period from December 1992 until August 2024, eight months before the death of Pope Francis and the succession of Pope Leo XIV. The writings offer reflections on the late pontiff's prayers, struggles, hopes, and fears during his years in the Vatican and his papacy.

Sister Bernadette Reis translated the English edition from the original Spanish. Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, who leads the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, edited and annotated the volume.