Pope Francis Reflects on Emanuela Orlandi's Disappearance and Addresses Conclave Rumors in His Autobiography

Pope Francis also touches on the disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi in the book "Life. My Story in History", the autobiography written with Mediaset Vaticanist Fabio Marchese Ragona, to be released on March 19 by Harper Collins in Italy and in 20 other countries around the world. "In the Vatican, we still suffer greatly for the disappearance, more than forty years ago, of one of our citizens, Emanuela Orlandi, who was fifteen years old at the time. I continue to pray for her and her family, especially the mother. There is an ongoing investigation in the Vatican, so that light can be shed on this story and the truth can emerge. However, when speaking of Emanuela, I want all those families who mourn the disappearance of a loved one to feel my closeness. I stand by them," says the Pontiff in a passage from the book that ANSA is able to preview. Pope Francis and plots in the Vatican. "Court maneuvers to be abandoned." The anonymous booklet to guide the vote in the conclave. Regarding the Conclave, some American media have circulated the news that I have in mind to change the rules, allowing religious and laypeople to vote for the election of the new Pope: these are all fantasies, inventions spread evidently to create unrest in the Church and disorientation among the faithful. In a passage from the book that ANSA is able to preview, this is what Pope Francis states in "Life. My Story in History", the autobiography written with Mediaset Vaticanist Fabio Marchese Ragona, to be released on March 19 by HarperCollins in Italy and in 20 other countries around the world.