"The plan comes amid a breakthrough for which Francis has received much credit. When he traveled to Rome for the ceremony, he and his sister María Elena visited the village in northern Italy where their father was born. [45][53], Bergoglio was named Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires in 1992 and consecrated on 27 June 1992 as titular bishop of Auca,[7][57] with Cardinal Antonio Quarracino, archbishop of Buenos Aires, serving as principal consecrator. [83] He participated as a cardinal elector in the 2005 papal conclave that elected Pope Benedict XVI. [70] It was celebrated weekly. 98% of our readers don't give; they simply look the other way. 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By doing this, the Pope was showing that he accepted people who belonged to different religions.[21]. [316], Cardinal Gerhard Müller, former prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, maintained that Amoris Laetitia should only be interpreted in line with previous doctrine. [325] Pecknold wrote that the diversity of religions might also be "evidence of our natural desire to know God". After recovering from a severe illness, he was inspired to join the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) in 1958. [372] The Vatican has claimed that Western news outlets often seek to portray his message with a less-doctrinal tone of papacy, in hopes of extrapolating his words to convey a more merciful and tolerant message. Also, Pope Benedict XVI was the first Pope to have presided over the Beatification of his predecessor in over 1,000 years of Church history and the first retired Pope ever to assist the reigning Pope, Francis, in a ceremony to bestow sainthood on two former popes: Saint John Paul II … "Haley Cohen, "Slum Priest: Pope Francis' Early Year", "U.N. should encourage redistribution of wealth, pope says", "John Allen, "Former aide says Francis may close Vatican Bank, "Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Profession: Servant of the Servants of God", "Acusado de tener vínculos con la dictadura; la derecha lo defiende", "Pope to hold major Holy Week service in youth jail", "Elige Sus Nuevas Autoridades La Conferencia Episcopal", "El cardenal Bergoglio fue reelegido frente a la Conferencia Episcopal", "Vatican defends Pope Francis' actions during Argentina's 'Dirty War, "Bergoglio presenta su renuncia como arzobispo de Buenos Aires, aunque seguirá en el cargo", "X Ordinary General Assembly (30 September – 27 October 2001)", "Synodus Episcoporum Bulletin 30 September – 27 October 2001", "Profile: New pope, Jesuit Bergoglio, was runner-up in 2005 conclave", "What I would have said at the Consistory", "Saint Therese of Lisieux – "Saint Therese of Lisieux: A Gateway" Blog – Pope Francis and Saint Thérèse of Lisieux: "To depend solely on the tenderness of God, "Argentine Cardinal Named in Kidnap Lawsuit", "Cardinal breaks conclave vow of secrecy", "Article based on diary says German cardinal became pope with 84 votes", "Ecco come andò davvero il Conclave del 2005", "One of Pope Francis' allegiances might tell us something about the church's future", "Francisco: 'El verdadero poder es el servicio, "Sainthood effort for 5 slain recalls Argentine 'dirty war. He was a member of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, the Congregation for the Clergy, the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, the Pontifical Council for the Family and the Commission for Latin America. [145], Francis chose not to live in the official papal residence in the Apostolic Palace, but to remain in the Vatican guest house, in a suite in which he can receive visitors and hold meetings. Pope Francis celebrates his 84th birthday on Dec. 17, and four days later he will give his traditional (and often challenging) Christmas greeting to the … [341][342] Francis met with the country's bishops in June 2017, and the Venezuelan bishops' conference president stated, "There is no distance between the episcopal conference and the Holy See. [138] At his first media audience, the Saturday after his election, the pope spoke of Saint Francis of Assisi as "the man who gives us this spirit of peace, the poor man", and he added "[h]ow I would like a poor Church, and for the poor". The headline in the Los Angeles Times on 19 December was "Bridge to Cuba via Vatican," with the further lead "In a rare and crucial role, Francis helped keep U.S. talks with Havana on track and guided final deal. [91][92] At the same time, Bergoglio ordered an investigation into the murders themselves, which had been widely blamed on the National Reorganization Process, the military junta that ruled Argentina at the time. "[182] Although the Vatican had prepared greetings in 65 languages, Francis chose not to read them. What is strange is that the book is void of … [21][22], In the sixth grade, Bergoglio attended Wilfrid Barón de los Santos Ángeles, a school of the Salesians of Don Bosco, in Ramos Mejía, Buenos Aires. Pope Francis signs some documents with his name alone, either in Latin ("Franciscus", as in an encyclical dated 29 June 2013) or in another language. [409][410][411], By 2015, there were two biographical films about Francis: Call Me Francesco (Italy, 2015), starring Rodrigo de la Serna, and Francis: Pray for me (Argentina, 2015), starring Darío Grandinetti. However, he was to return to Argentina prematurely to serve as a confessor and spiritual director to the Jesuit community in Córdoba. 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[180], On 31 March 2013, Francis used his first Easter homily to make a plea for peace throughout the world, specifically mentioning the Middle East, Africa, and North and South Korea. [206], On 29 June 2013, Francis published the encyclical Lumen fidei, which was largely the work of Benedict XVI but awaiting a final draft at his retirement. [77][78], Cardinal Bergoglio became known for personal humility, doctrinal conservatism, and a commitment to social justice. [413] It premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival and was released in the United States on 18 May 2018. [204] Lay experts and clerics were looking into how the bank was run. [241], The pope has also continued the practice of having beatifications celebrated in the place of the individual's origin though has presided over beatifications himself on three occasions: for Paul Yun Ji-Chung and 123 companions on 16 August 2014, his predecessor Pope Paul VI on 19 October 2014, and two Colombian martyrs on 8 September 2017. [56] From then on, he did not visit Jesuit houses and was in "virtual estrangement from the Jesuits" until after his election as pope. Despite both his parents being Italians, Francis is the first non-European pope since Pope Gregory III[22] in the 8th century. [26][27] In that capacity, he spent several years working in the foods section of Hickethier-Bachmann Laboratory[28] where his boss was Esther Ballestrino. However, due to the pope's popularity in Argentina, Cristina Kirchner made what the political analyst Claudio Fantini called a "Copernican shift" in her relations with him and fully embraced the Francis phenomenon. [122] The campaign to enact same-sex marriage legislation was a particularly tense period in their relations. Three days after being elected Pope, Pope Francis told thousands of news reporters: [Since] many of you do not belong to the Catholic Church, and others are not believers, I give this blessing from my heart, in silence, to each one of you, respecting the conscience of each one of you, but knowing that each one of you is a child of God. [94] In 2005, Myriam Bregman, a human rights lawyer, filed a criminal complaint against Bergoglio, as superior in the Society of Jesus of Argentina, accusing him of involvement in the kidnapping. The consistory was also noteworthy for the fact that Francis named the papal almoner Konrad Krajewski as a cardinal, marking the consistory the first occasion where the almoner was made a cardinal. [173] He also abolished the €25,000 annual bonus paid to the cardinals serving on the Board of Supervisors for the Vatican bank. Religion News Service. The shares in banks had led the local church to a propensity towards high spending, and the archdiocese was nearing bankruptcy as a result. "He Roots for ‘the Saints,’ on the Soccer Field and Off,", Press reports have provided a variety of translations for the phrase. pp. In January 2014, Francis said that he would appoint fewer monsignors and only assign those honored to the lowest of the three surviving ranks of monsignor, chaplain of His Holiness. [16] As cardinal, Bergoglio was appointed to five administrative positions in the Roman Curia. Many media reported him as being the first non-European pope, but he is actually the 11th; the previous was Gregory III from Syria, who died in 741. "[136] On the night of his election, he took a bus back to his hotel with the cardinals, rather than be driven in the papal car. [15] According to María Elena Bergoglio (b. "[348], Francis played a key role in the talks toward restoring full diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba. [130] The only concern would be decreased respiratory reserve if he had a respiratory infection. [175] They are Giuseppe Bertello, president of the Vatican City State governorate; Francisco Javier Errazuriz Ossa from Chile; Oswald Gracias from India; Reinhard Marx from Germany; Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya from the Democratic Republic of the Congo; George Pell from Australia; Seán O'Malley from the United States; and Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga from Honduras. Francis is the first Jesuit pope, the first from the Americas, the first from the Southern Hemisphere, and the first pope from outside Europe since the Syrian Gregory III, who reigned in the 8th century. Prior to working as a chemical technician, Bergoglio had also worked as a bar bouncer and as a janitor sweeping floors. He spoke there during his visit to the United States on 24 September 2015. [329], Francis has supported the Vatican-China agreement, intended to normalize the situation of China's Catholics,[330] which was criticized by Cardinal Joseph Zen as a step towards the "annihilation" of the Catholic Church in China. He is the first pope since Pope Pius X to live outside the papal apartments. [307], In 2015, Francis was criticized for supporting Chilean bishop Juan Barros, who was accused of covering up sex crimes committed against minors. In May 2015, Francis met with Cuban leader Raúl Castro. [239] Francis later confirmed the equipollent canonization for Bartholomew of Braga in mid-2019[240] while he canonized five new saints, including Cardinal John Henry Newman, on 13 October 2019. Pope Francis tweeted pro-abortion President-elect Joe Biden’s campaign slogan “build back better” on Thursday morning. [112], When Bergoglio became pope, an alleged photo of him giving the sacramental bread to dictator Jorge Rafael Videla became popular in social networks. [183], In 2013, Francis initially reaffirmed the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith's program to reform the U.S. [252], Francis presided over his fifth consistory for the elevation of 14 new cardinals on 28 June 2018. Yorio accused Bergoglio of effectively handing them over to the death squads by declining to tell the authorities that he endorsed their work. Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio) (Latin: Franciscus, Italian: Francesco, Spanish: Francisco; born on 17 December 1936) is the 266th[2][3] and current pope of the Roman Catholic Church. The texts of the encyclical Laudato si' and Evangelii gaudium were used. In that role, Bergoglio created new parishes and restructured the archdiocese administrative offices, led pro-life initiatives, and created a commission on divorces. He was the first pope from the Western Hemisphere, the first from South America, and the first from the Jesuit order.. [121] Kirchner considered Bergoglio as a political rival to the day he died in October 2010. There is a re-emergence of the nonchalance towards the delicate balances of ecosystems, the presumption of being able to manipulate and control the planet's limited resources, and greed for profit. [393], The official form of address of the pope in English is His Holiness Pope Francis; in Latin, Franciscus, Episcopus Romae. Ordinary of the Ordinariate for the Faithful of the Eastern Rites in Argentina, full diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba, Facultades de Filosofía y Teología de San Miguel, Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy, Sankt Georgen Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology, Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina, Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, Theology of Pope Francis § Vatican II revisited, Theology of Pope Francis § Church leadership, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, reform the U.S. The pope continued his practice of appointing cardinals from the peripheries, such as Charles Maung Bo of Myanmar and Soane Patita Paini Mafi of Tonga. [113] The photo was soon proved to be false. [270][271], On 27 March, Francis gave an extraordinary benediction Urbi et Orbi. After “Humanae Vitae,” his 1968 encyclical on birth control, Pope Paul VI was challenged respectfully by numerous episcopal conferences. [133] After L'Osservatore Romano reported this, several priests expressed their support for the law. [7] He is the first pope ever to come from the Americas, and the first from the Southern Hemisphere.[8]. He went on to say: “It is true that general rules set forth a good which can never be disregarded or neglected, but in their formulation they cannot provide absolutely for all particular situations.”[313], Four cardinals (Raymond Leo Burke, Carlo Caffarra, Walter Brandmüller, and Joachim Meisner) formally asked Francis for clarifications, particularly on the issue of giving communion to divorced and civilly remarried Catholics. [311], On a theological level, controversy arose after the publication of the apostolic exhortation Amoris laetitia, especially regarding whether the exhortation had changed the Catholic Church's sacramental discipline concerning access to the sacraments of Penance and the Eucharist for divorced couples who have civilly remarried. Each of the five were under the age of eighty, and were thus eligible to vote in a papal conclave. [265] He encouraged priests to visit patients and health workers;[266] urged the faithful not to forget the poor during the time of crisis;[267] offered prayers for victims of the virus in China;[268] and invoked the Blessed Virgin Mary under her title Salus Populi Romani, as the Diocese of Rome observed a period of prayer and fasting in recognition of the victims. Bergoglio told his authorized biographer, Sergio Rubin, that after the priests' imprisonment, he worked behind the scenes for their release; Bergoglio's intercession with dictator Jorge Rafael Videla on their behalf may have saved their lives. [360], On 25 September 2015, Francis addressed the United Nations in New York City. [272] In his homily on calming the storm in the Gospel of Mark, Francis described the setting: "Dense darkness has thickened on our squares, streets and cities; it looks over our lives filling everything with a deafening silence and a desolate void that paralyzes everything in its passage: you can feel it in the air, you can feel it in your gestures. [335], Since 2016, Francis has also been contrasted with US President Donald Trump,[336] elected that year, with some conservative critics drawing comparisons between the two. [254], On 1 September 2019, following his weekly Sunday Angelus address, Francis unexpectedly announced the appointment of 13 new cardinals. How a Young Activist Is Helping Pope Francis Battle Climate Change. [196], The Catholic Church in England and Wales as of April 2014[update] had refused to publish results of this survey; a Church spokesman said a senior Vatican official had expressly asked for summaries to remain confidential, and that orders had come from the pope that the information should not be made public until after October. Cindy Wooden (26 November 2013) "A summary of the key issues raised by Pope in Evangelii Gaudium",. The joy of the gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus. [367], In February 2019, Francis visited Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on the invitation of Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. [237][238] Francis recognized seven saints on 14 October 2018, chief among them, his predecessor Pope Paul VI and Óscar Romero. [119] Kirchner celebrated the national day elsewhere the following year and the Mass in the cathedral was suspended. [92], Bergoglio was the subject of allegations regarding the Navy's kidnapping of two Jesuit priests, Orlando Yorio and Franz Jalics, in May 1976, during Argentina's Dirty War. [386] As of May 2013, sales of papal souvenirs, a sign of popularity, were up. [126], Elected at 76 years old, Francis was reported to be healthy and his doctors have said his missing lung tissue, removed in his youth, does not significantly affect his health. And that word entered here," the pope said, pointing to his heart. [361], On 16 April 2016, he visited, together with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Archbishop Ieronimos II of Athens, the Moria Refugee Camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, to call the attention of the world to the refugee issue. [248] The new appointees included prelates from South America, Africa, and Asia, including appointees in some of the world's poorest countries, such as Chibly Langlois from Haiti and Philippe Nakellentuba Ouedraogo from Burkina Faso. [152] Cardinal Christoph Schönborn later said that Bergoglio was elected following two supernatural signs, one in the conclave and hence confidential, and a Latin-American couple of friends of Schönborn who whispered Bergoglio's name in Schönborn's ear; Schönborn commented "if these people say Bergoglio, that's an indication of the Holy Spirit". [7][61] One of Bergoglio's major initiatives as archbishop was to increase the Church's presence in the slums of Buenos Aires. He led the Argentine Church during the December 2001 riots in Argentina. [29][b] He said that many of those in Western Catholicism who are pushing for more discussion about the issue do so from a position of "pragmatism", based on a loss of manpower. [7][39], In 1967 Bergoglio began his theological studies at Facultades de Filosofía y Teología de San Miguel and on 13 December 1969 was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Ramón José Castellano. The newspaper's editor, who is not a Catholic, wrote back with a list of questions. [325], Francis has regularly been accused by conservatives of having a "soft spot" for leftist populist movements. On the coins it would read, "Tribute from the Argentine People to Pope Francis." He urged peace during his time in the religiously diverse city, known as the "Jerusalem of Europe". [269] The pontiff reacted with displeasure on 13 March 2020, at the news that the Vicar General had closed all churches in the Diocese of Rome. While these instituted ministries were previously reserved to men, Catholic women already carry out these duties without institution in most of the world. Let's not be naive: This is not a simple political fight; it is a destructive proposal to God's plan. "[357] The Vatican signed a treaty recognizing the state of Palestine. On 20 March 2020, Francis asked the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development (DPIHD) to create a Vatican COVID-19 Commission to express the Church's concern for the crisis generated by COVID-19 pandemic, and propose responses to the potential socio-economic challenges deriving from it. 45–46, Austen Ivereigh, The Great Reformer: Francis and the Making of a Radical Pope, Henry Holt 2014, Paul Vallely, Pope Francis: Untying the Knots, Bloomsbury, 2013, Sergio Rubin, "Regresó la misa en latín, con mujeres cubiertas por mantillas.". As Pope Francis might be at pains to point out, Viganò doesn’t speak for the Church. It would be awarded only to diocesan priests at least 65 years old. "[320], In July 2017 a group of conservative clergy, academics and laymen signed a document labeled as a "Filial Correction" of Francis. [139], In addition to his native Spanish, Francis is also conversant in Latin (the official language of the Holy See), he speaks fluent Italian (the official language of Vatican City and the "everyday language" of the Holy See), German,[140] French,[141] Portuguese,[142] English,[143][144] and he understands the Piedmontese language and some Genoese. He likes to watch movies of Italian neorealism, and likes to go to the opera. Throughout his public life, Francis has been noted for his humility, emphasis on God's mercy, international visibility as pope, concern for the poor and commitment to interreligious dialogue. 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[355] The cave under the Church of the Nativity caught fire the night after his visit. Francis issued another titled Maiorem hac dilectionem which created a new path towards canonization for certain causes. [352] He said in a televised news conference, "I read all the speeches of the pope, his commentaries, and if the pope continues this way, I will go back to praying and go back to the [Catholic] church. St. Francis de Sales - Mystical Flora or the Christian Life under the Emblem of Plants ... for I gave birth to God himself. [23], Personally, Pope Francis likes to read books by authors such as Friedrich Hölderlin, Jorge Luis Borges or Fyodor Dostoevsky. Therefore, according to Cardinal Müller, divorced and civilly remarried can have access to the Sacraments of Reconciliation and the Eucharist only if they take on the duty of living in complete continence. The Holy Doors of the major basilicas of Rome (including the Great Door of St. Peter's) were opened, and special "Doors of Mercy" were opened at cathedrals and other major churches around the world, where the faithful can earn indulgences by fulfilling the usual conditions of prayer for the pope's intentions, confession, and detachment from sin, and communion. [385] There are already efforts to name other streets after him, as well as a school where he studied as a child. "Pope Francis, in Sweeping Encyclical, Calls for Swift Action on Climate Change". [296] Francis also endorsed the 2015 Slovak same-sex marriage referendum which would have banned same-sex adoptions in the country. [274][275][276], In February 2021, Francis announced back-to-back appointments of women to take positions that were only held by men in the past. [234][235][236] The pope canonized the two child visionaries Francisco and Jacinta Marto during his visit to Fátima in mid-2017 and canonized 35 additional saints on 15 October. ...In the face of suffering, where the true development of our peoples is measured, we discover and experience the priestly prayer of Jesus: 'may all be one'. The administrations of Néstor Kirchner and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner considered him a political rival. This was followed in May 2015 with his major encyclical on the environment, Laudato si' (Praise be to you). He taught literature and psychology at the Colegio de la Inmaculada Concepción, a high school in Santa Fe, from 1964 to 1965. [323], The Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together is a joint statement signed by Francis and Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, on 4 February 2019 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The restoration was jointly announced by U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raúl Castro on 17 December 2014. Leadership Conference of Women Religious,[184] initiated under his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI. The photo was taken at the church "Pequeña Obra de la Divina Providencia Don Orione" in 1990, not during the Dirty War, and after Videla's presidential pardon. It was revealed that the priest, whose face is not visible in the photo, was Carlos Berón de Astrada. [147], Bergoglio was elected pope on 13 March 2013,[7][148][149] the second day of the 2013 papal conclave, taking the papal name Francis. [363], On 24 May 2017, Francis met with U.S. President Donald Trump in Vatican City, where they discussed the contributions of Catholics to the United States and to the world.
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