In the context of the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis addressed several times believers and non-believers offering a vision of the crisis through faith, a way-out from it through solidarity and hope through prayer. This book collects the most relevant speeches and letters by Pope Francis tackling with the issue of coronavirus pandemic. There are 8 texts. Preface is by cardinal Michael Czerny, a Jesuit father too like Pope Francis, who is in charge of the Department for Migrants and Refugees of the Holy See-Vatican City State.

Jorge Mario Bergoglio is the first pope from the Americas. Born in Buenos Aires on December 17, 1936, he entered the novitiate of the Society of Jesus on March 11, 1958 and was ordained a priest on December 13, 1969. After being his close collaborator, he succeeded Cardinal Antonio Quarracino on February 28, 1998, as Archbishop of Buenos Aires. From 2004 to 2008 he was president of the Argentinean Episcopal Conference. On March 13, 2013 he was elected pope during the second day of the Conclave, on the fifth ballot. He chose the name of Francis.