The aging, and ailing, Pope Francis, (born in 1936; elected pope in March 2013), the first Jesuit spiritual director ever elected pope, has written an accessible new book addressed to young Catholics, A Good Life: 15 Essential Habits for Living with Hope and Joy, translated from the Italian by Oonagh Stransky (Worthy Publishing/ Hachette Publishing Group, 2024). Certain things the pope says in it could help us today.
