The Power of Hope

This new pictorial biography of the remarkable antiwar mayor of Florence Italy in the 1960s, Giorgio La Pira, captures the man in his many roles: La Pira the Public Official, welcoming world dignitaries to his beautiful city; La Pira the Consoler, engaging with his fellow Florentines in times of crisis and distress; La Pira the Devout, practicing his faith daily amidst the faithful. The text is by Riccardo Clementi.