81st Birthday of Pope Francis: The Adventure of a Calling
81st Birthday of Pope Francis: The Adventure of a Calling Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born in Buenos Aires on December 17, 1936, the son of Italian immigrants. With affection and gratitude on his 81st …More
81st Birthday of Pope Francis: The Adventure of a Calling
Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born in Buenos Aires on December 17, 1936, the son of Italian immigrants. With affection and gratitude on his 81st birthday, we reproduce a brief sketch of the Holy Father's youth written by Monsignor Mariano Fazio in his bookPope Francis: Keys to His Thought.
FROM THE POPE
14 December 2017
"The following comes from a book I wrote in 2013 with the personal conviction of the need to make known the spiritual roots of the new Pope and contribute to a greater knowledge of his personality. I have the good fortune to have been in contact with Cardinal Bergoglio with some frequency ever since the year 2000. With our Holy Father turning 81 on December 17th, I hope to inspire affection and prayers for him in all those who come to read these lines" (Mariano Fazio).
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"You have been loved by name": the vocation
His papal motto – miserando atque eligendo (freely translated as “lowly but chosen”) – requires …More
Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born in Buenos Aires on December 17, 1936, the son of Italian immigrants. With affection and gratitude on his 81st birthday, we reproduce a brief sketch of the Holy Father's youth written by Monsignor Mariano Fazio in his bookPope Francis: Keys to His Thought.
FROM THE POPE
14 December 2017
"The following comes from a book I wrote in 2013 with the personal conviction of the need to make known the spiritual roots of the new Pope and contribute to a greater knowledge of his personality. I have the good fortune to have been in contact with Cardinal Bergoglio with some frequency ever since the year 2000. With our Holy Father turning 81 on December 17th, I hope to inspire affection and prayers for him in all those who come to read these lines" (Mariano Fazio).
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"You have been loved by name": the vocation
His papal motto – miserando atque eligendo (freely translated as “lowly but chosen”) – requires …More
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