Pope Francis opens up about personal life, health in new memoir

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The book's co-author, Fabio Marchese Ragona, says Pope Francis doesn't intend to resign, as his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI did.

Pope Francis is known for his words spoken from the pulpit, where he makes urgent calls for peace and advocates for migrants and to protect the environment, but a new memoir is revealing another side of the pontiff.The new book, 'Life: My Story Through History' chronicles the 87-year-old's life through major historic events, such as his joy at the end of World War II and cheering the fall of the Berlin Wall.

S. was a particular focus because 'It's a great country.'Conservative Catholics in the U.S. are among this pope's most vocal critics.Father Sam Sawyer, a Jesuit like Pope Francis and the editor of the Catholic magazine America, told CBS News he thinks the portion of the book dealing with Pope Benedict XVI and his resignation will get a fair amount of attention.

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