Book reveals unknown sides of late Pope Francis

Book reveals unknown sides of late Pope Francis

A book recently released in Argentina shows two sides of Pope Francis equally unknown to the general public: those of an intimate friend and of a spiritual director. Authored by Gustavo Vera, a human rights activist and former city council member in Buenos Aires, La Amistad no se Negocia (Friendship is not Negotiable, 2025 Editorial Autores de Argentina) is based on letters Vera exchanged with Jorge Mario Bergoglio (first as an archbishop, then …