Hope is a memoir by Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio), the supreme prelate of the Catholic Church.

Other topics covered include his push to bring better financial practices to the administration of the Vatican; his approval of blessings for gay couples; and his support for immigrants.

Pepinster praised the insight the pope provided, but also noted how he skated over scandals such as his decision to hold a mass in Chile in 2018 with a bishop who was accused of covering up sex abuse, his claim that he was unaware of reports regarded sexual abuse committed by former cardinal Theodore McCarrick even after they were received by Vatican, and the controversy concerning his alleged failure to help two Jesuit priests who were tortured in by the former Argentine junta when he was head of the Argentinean Jesuit order.

[7] Nicole Winfield of the Associated Press praised Francis for his introspection and self-criticism concerning his youth, while criticizing his lack of self analysis when describing his papacy.

Winfield writes: "The second half of the book, focusing on the papacy, is far less self-critical and in fact is strident in defending his sometimes controversial decisions".