(ZENIT News / Rome, 10.06.2026). – Libreria Editrice Vaticana, the Vatican’s publishing house and bookstore, will publish «Pope Francis’s Personal Diary» on November 24, 2026. Authored by Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, the book presents the diary of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis.
It is a text of exceptional value and importance for better understanding the Jesuit Pontiff who led the Catholic Church from March 13, 2013, until his death on April 21, 2025. «Pope Francis’s Personal Diary» will be published simultaneously worldwide in five languages and will be available in 94 countries, starting November 24. The Italian edition will be published by Libreria Editrice Vaticana; the Spanish, English, and Portuguese editions by Penguin Random House; and the French edition by Éditions Albin Michel.
«We are deeply honored to publish this text by Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, who introduces Pope Francis’s Diary to the public,» stated Andrea Tornielli, Editorial Director of the Dicastery for Communication. «With this book, which we believe will be appreciated by readers around the world, we will be able to gain an even better understanding of the Argentine Pontiff’s inner life.» «Pope Francis’s “Personal Diary” presents and comments on the notes Bergoglio made between December 20, 1992, and August 18, 2024.»
«Libreria Editrice Vaticana is dedicated to the international dissemination of the words of the Popes,» emphasized Lorenzo Fazzini, Editorial Director of Libreria Editrice Vaticana. «This year, we oversaw the publication and distribution of writings by Robert F. Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, when he was Prior General of the Augustinians, specifically with the book “Liberi sotto la grazia” (‘Free Under Grace’), which has already been published in several languages. We are delighted to soon make these personal reflections by Pope Francis available to readers in Italy and, through various publishers worldwide, in a book edited by one of his closest collaborators, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández.»
Libreria Editrice Vaticana will present the book to international publishers at the upcoming Frankfurt Book Fair, to be held from October 7 to 11, 2026.
