Pope Francis speaks with inmates and members of their families at Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility on Sept. 27, 2015 in Philadelphia, Penn. The pope finished his six-day, three-city tour with a mass in Philadelphia that drew a million people. Pope Francis is now set to release a pop-rock album in November. Photo by Leigh Vogel/UPI | License Photo
Pope Francis arrives at Independence Hall in Philadelphia on Sept. 26, 2015 in Philadelphia, Penn. Pope Francis is now set to release a pop-rock album in November. Photo by Leigh Vogel/UPI | License Photo
Pope Francis speaks at the United Nations in New York City on Sept. 25, 2015. On his first full day in New York, the pope led a prayer service at the Sept. 11 memorial, met schoolchildren in Harlem, greeted as many as 80,000 people in Central Park and celebrated mass at Madison Square Garden. Pope Francis is now set to release a pop-rock album in November. Photo by Dennis Van Tine/UPI | License Photo
ROME, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- As Pope Francis returns to the Vatican from his historic visit to the United States, his message of hope, faith and unity will continue to spread in the form of a pop-rock album entitled Wake Up!.
The Vatican approved LP, is a collaboration between the pope and music label Believe Digital.
The album will feature speeches made in Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and English, addressing issues such as peace, dignity and the needy. The speeches will be infused with music ranging from pop, rock and Gregorian chants.
Set for release on Friday, Nov. 27, the 11-track album is now available for pre-order on iTunes and the first single, "Wake Up! Go! Go! Forward!" has been released on SoundCloud.
On Sunday, Pope Francis entered the final leg of his whirlwind United States tour with a farewell mass and visits with bishops and prison inmates.
