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Pope Francis upheld the Second Vatican Council's tradition by promoting ecumenism with other Christian denominations, encouraging dialogue with other religions, and supporting peace with secular individuals. Clerical titles. In January 2014, Francis said that he would ...

2 days ago · VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis tripped while entering the Vatican auditorium for an audience Saturday after the handle of his walking stick snapped, but he avoided falling. The 88-year-old pope often has to use a wheelchair or a cane because of bad knees and has fallen twice in the past two months.

2 days ago · Bringing his reflection to a close, Pope Francis invited the faithful to learn from Mary Magdalene “to turn towards life”, the “real life” where the Risen Jesus has a place and mission for us, "instead of looking into the darkness of the past.” In Jesus, he concluded, “everyone can say: I have a place, I am a mission!”

1 day ago · By Devin Watkins. Pope Francis prayed First Vespers with thousands of consecrated men and women in St. Peter’s Basilica on Saturday evening. On Sunday, the Church celebrates the 29th World Day for Consecrated Life, which takes place every year on the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord.

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3 days ago · Vatican City, Jan 31, 2025 / 09:15 am. Pope Francis on Friday extolled the “gift of indissolubility” of marriage, which he said is not a limitation on freedom but something married couples ...

Dec 27, 2024 · (CNS photo/Vatican Media) Pope Francis, who celebrated his 88th birthday Dec. 17, mostly uses a wheelchair instead of walking and presides over rather than concelebrates most public liturgies. Still, he had a 2024 full of important engagements, the longest trip of his papacy and major preparations for the Holy Year 2025, which he opened Dec. 24.

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BIOGRAPHY OF THE HOLY FATHER. FRANCIS . The first Pope of the Americas Jorge Mario Bergoglio hails from Argentina. The 76-year-old Jesuit Archbishop of Buenos Aires is a prominent figure throughout the continent, yet remains a simple pastor who is deeply loved by his diocese, throughout which he has travelled extensively on the underground and by bus during the 15 years of his episcopal ministry.