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Pope Francis, born Jorge Margio Bergoglio (1936-) is the 266th and current Pope of the Catholic Church, a title he holds ex officio as Bishop of Rome, and sovereign of Vatican City. He chose Francis as his papal name in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi. Francis is the first Jesuit pope, the first from the Americas, the first from the Southern Hemisphere, the first to choose a name not used by a predecessor since Lando in 913 AD, and the first pope from outside Europe since the Syrian Gregory III, who reigned in the 8th century.
Pope Francis said of Mary Magdalene – “at the time of tears and abandonment, she hears the Risen Jesus who…
You would not wish to build it on the shifting sands of emotions, but on the rock of true love,…
Such experiences, however, are neither the most frequent nor the most important. The common life, whether in the family, the…
Let us never forget that, for Christ’s disciples, poverty is above all a call to follow Jesus in his own poverty. …
The digital world can be an environment rich in humanity; a network not of wires but of people
The joy of the Gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus. Those who accept his offer…
The recently-advanced hypothesis of reopening the way for the dignity of the person by radically neutralising sexual difference and, therefore,…
How can we be “neighbourly” in our use of the communications media and in the new environment created by digital…
The internet, in particular, offers immense possibilities for encounter and solidarity. This is something truly good, a gift from God.
The Church needs to be concerned for, and present in, the world of communication, in order to dialogue with people…
