Libreria Editrice Vaticana to publish Pope Francis’s Personal Diary on November 24

Libreria Editrice Vaticana will publish "Pope Francis’s Personal Diary" on November 24, 2026. Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, authored the book, which presents notes written by Jorge Mario Bergoglio from December 20, 1992, to August 18, 2024.

The book will be available in 94 countries in five languages. Libreria Editrice Vaticana is publishing the Italian edition, Penguin Random House is publishing the Spanish, English, and Portuguese editions, and Éditions Albin Michel is publishing the French edition.

Andrea Tornielli, editorial director of the Dicastery for Communication, said the text will help readers understand the inner life of the Argentine pontiff. Lorenzo Fazzini, editorial director of Libreria Editrice Vaticana, said the publisher is dedicated to the international dissemination of the words of the popes.