Pope Francis
Pope Francis
Pope Francisis the 266th and current Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, a title he holds ex officio as Bishop of Rome, and Sovereign of the 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 and the first non-European pope since the Syrian Gregory III, who died in 741...
NationalityArgentinian
ProfessionReligious Leader
Date of Birth17 December 1936
CityBuenos Aires, Argentina
May we try to listen and be silent in order to make space for the beauty of God.
Having faith does not mean having no difficulties, but having the strength to face them, knowing we are not alone.
Peacemaking calls for courage, much more so than warfare.
When we read about Creation in Genesis, we run the risk of imagining God was a magician, with a magic wand able to do everything. But that is not so. God is not a divine being or a magician, but the Creator who brought everything to life. Evolution in nature is not inconsistent with the notion of creation, because evolution requires the creation of beings that evolve.
Your sins are great? Just tell the Lord: Forgive me, help me to get up again, change my heart!
Human trafficking is a scourge, a crime against the whole of humanity. It is time to join forces and work together to free its victims and to eradicate this crime that affects all of us, from individual families to the worldwide community.
There is so much noise in the world! May we learn to be silent in our hearts and before God.
The thing the Church needs most today is the ability to heal wounds and to warm the hearts of the faithful.
Christ comes among us at Christmas: it is the perfect time for a personal encounter with the Lord.
Where we find hate and darkness, may we bring love and hope, in order to give a more human face to society.
No elderly person should be like an “exile” in our families. The elderly are a treasure for our society.
Dear parents, teach your children to pray. Pray with them.
How marvellous it would be if, at the end of the day, each of us could say: today I have performed an act of charity towards others!
It is not enough to say we are Christians. We must live the faith, not only with our words, but with our actions.