Rome is feverishly awaiting the inauguration of the new Pope Francis I. on Tuesday. Delegations from 132 countries, more than 80 heads of state met on Monday in Rome to attend the service for the enthronement of the Argentine Jorge Mario Bergoglio. The Holy See maintains diplomatic relations ...
Pope Francis Born: Dec. 17, 1936 Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina Original name: Jorge Mario Bergoglio Elected pope: March 13, 2013 Pope Francis represents many "firsts" for the papacy: He is the first pope from the Americas; the first member of the Jesuit order to be elected pope; ...
Pope Francis, originally known as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, was given a birth name that is quite telling. Bergoglio is derived from the word “berg” which means “mountain” or “large rock” in German. Mario is derived from the Latin name Marius which comes from Mars—the god of war. Jorg...
This was how Pope Francis (real name Jorge Bergoglio) and the Vatican chose as a public spectacle at St. Peter’s Square for the feast day of the Immaculate Conception — an hour-long “climate change” light show, backed by the World Bank that funds abortions i...
DILI, East Timor--It was the farthest trip of his pontificate and one of the longest papal trips ever in terms of days on the road and distance traveled. But Pope Francis, age 87, hobbled by bad knees and bent over with sciatica, appeared to be having th
Pope Francis Pope: A Definition The title "pope" is derived from the ancient Greek word for fatherpappas. In other words, the pope is the father of the Catholic Church. Originally, this term was employed by a number ofbishopsthroughout Christendom, but it soon came to apply solely to the...
Pope Francis will be issuing a rare encyclical on the environment and climate change next year , and it's pretty clear that his message will not be "Drill, baby, drill." According to the Guardian ...
Pope Francis historical address to the American Congress Mr. Vice-President, Mr. Speaker, Honorable Members of Congress, Dear Friends, I am most grateful for your invitation to address this Joint Session of Congress in “the land of the free and the home of the brave”. I would like to ...
Jorge Mario Bergoglio - who will be now known as Pope Francis - has spent nearly his entire career at home in Argentina, overseeing churches and shoe-leather priests. The 76-year-old archbishop of Buenos Aires reportedly got the second-most votes after Joseph Ratzinger in the 2005 papal elec...
Who could forget when Pope Francis made this astonishingexclamationback in March 2013, just three days after his election to the papacy? And there is no doubt that, during these past eight-and-a-half years, the pope who chose to name himself after thePoverello-- the Poor Man o...