The first full-length book by Pope Leo XIV to come out in the U.S. will be published next year.
HarperOne announced Wednesday that it had acquired world rights to « Peace Be with You! My Words to the Church and to the World, » scheduled for release on Feb. 26. « Peace Be With You » includes sermons and addresses he has given since his election in May. HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, is calling the book « a vision for peace, unity, and reconciliation in a fractured world. »
The title refers to Leo’s first public remarks as pope, when he appeared in May on the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica.
« I would like this greeting of peace to resound in your hearts, in your families, among all people, wherever they may be, in every nation and throughout the world, » he said. « Peace be with you! »
HarperOne has previously released works by Pope John Paul II and Pope Francis among others.
