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Pope Francis - Wikipedia Pope Francis [b] (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; [c] 17 December 1936 – 21 April 2025) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 13 March 2013 until his death in 2025 He was the first Jesuit pope, the first Latin American, and the first born or raised outside Europe since the 8th-century Syrian pope Gregory III
Meaning, origin and history of the name Francis Francis went on to renounce his father's wealth and devote his life to the poor, founding the Franciscan order of friars Later in his life he apparently received the stigmata Due to the renown of the saint, this name became widespread in Western Europe during the Middle Ages
Pope Francis | USCCB Pope Francis’ motto on his coat of arms, “miserando atque eligendo” is taken from a homily by Saint Bede, an English eighth-century Christian writer and doctor of the Church of the Gospel account of the call of Saint Matthew It roughly translates to “having mercy, he called him ”
Pope Francis St. Francis - Conventual Franciscan Friars As Saint Francis drew near his death he dictated a Testament, his final instruction to the brothers he was about to leave He opens by recommending three basic elements of his own conversion: “And the Lord Himself led me among the lepers and I showed mercy to them…And after the Lord gave me brothers, no one showed me what I had to do, but the Most High Himself revealed to me that I should
The Encyclicals of Pope Francis - Inside The Vatican Pope Francis published four encyclicals during his pontificate The first, Lumen Fidei, was written in collaboration with Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in 2013, the year that Francis was elected (and Benedict stepped down; he had already begun writing the document) Three were written in the succeeding years 2015 (Laudato Sí), 2020 (Fratelli Tutti) and 2024 (Dilexit Nos)
Francis Name, Meaning, Origin, History, And Popularity - MomJunction The popularity of Francis can be attributed to Saint Francis of Assisi, who was an Italian Catholic friar, mystic, and deacon during the late 12th and early 13th centuries He was the founder of the Franciscans and is one of the most venerated figures in Christianity
Chronology of the Life of St. Francis | Franciscan Media Francis answered that God could not find a greater sinner through whom to display his infinite mercy The appeal of St Francis remains undimmed eight centuries after his death In looking at him, people have always been helped to see Christ