Check out this beautiful flip book that the Vatican has put together in celebration of Pope Francis’ first anniversary:
During the Sunday Angelus on September 1, Pope Francis called us to a day of fasting and prayer on September 7 for peace in Syria. He said,
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Here you can find featured highlights of the daily meditations of Pope Francis during his morning Mass in the Santa Marta Chapel.
Click here for Pope Francis’ Daily Meditations in both text and audio.
Below the listing are YouTube videos of these meditations.
From the reports by L’Osservatore Romano and Vatican Radio
Streamed live on Apr 28, 2013
Pope Francis, celebrates Mass and confers the Sacrament of Confirmation on the 5th Easter Sunday and then recites the Regina Caeli.
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Elected the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church on March 13, 2013, Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born Dec. 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires. He grew up in Barrio de Flores, a working-class neighborhood. His father was a railway worker, his mother a homemaker. As a youth the Pope studied in public schools, and in high school obtained a technical certification as a chemist.
View video from the Vatican Player here. Or check out the Activities of the Holy Father from the Vatican. And check out some of the earliest events involving Pope Francis:
Check out this brief biography on Pope Francis here. And you may also want to use the following liturgical suggestions for celebrating our new Pope Francis: