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
Please pray with me for everyone in Sri Lanka and the Philippines as I begin my trip.
A credible witness to truth and to the values of the Gospel is urgently needed.
Let us learn from the Virgin Mary how to be bolder in obeying the word of God.
The right to life is the first human right. Abortion is killing someone that cannot defend him or herself.
When we walk without the cross, when we build without the cross and when we proclaim Christ without the cross, we are not disciples of the Lord. We are worldly. We may be bishops, priests, cardinals, popes, all of this, but we are not disciples of the Lord.
Our Lady is always close to us, especially when we feel the weight of life with all its problems
Where there is no work, there is no dignity.
We are impatient, anxious to see the whole picture, but God lets us see things slowly, quietly.
It makes me sad when I find sisters who aren't joyful. They might smile, but with just a smile they could be flight attendants!
Given - and this is the fundamental thing - that God's mercy has no limits, if He is approached with a sincere and repentant heart, the question for those who do not believe in God is to abide by their own conscience. There is sin, also for those who have no faith, in going against one's conscience. Listening to it and abiding by it means making up one's mind about what is good and evil.
Because if we destroy Creation, Creation will destroy us! Never forget this!
Lithuanian bishops have been heroic!
Whenever we encounter another person in love, we learn something new about God.
God always has patience.