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t. e. The pope ( Latin: papa, from Ancient Greek: πάππας, romanized : páppas, lit. 'father') [2] [3] is the bishop of Rome and the visible head [a] of the worldwide Catholic Church. He is also known as the supreme pontiff, [b] Roman pontiff [c] or sovereign pontiff.
On 25 September 2015, Francis addressed the United Nations in New York City. [463] On 16 April 2016, he visited, together with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomewand Archbishop Ieronimos II of Athens, the Moria Refugee Campon the Greek island of Lesbos, to call the attention of the world to the refugee issue.
4 days ago · Proposing, not imposing. "Every believer," the Pope said, "must feel free to propose—never impose!—their own religion to other people, believers or not." Therefore, he said, this excludes and rejects all forms of proselytism, financial favours, and taking advantage of people's ignorance. In addition, he mentioned, "marriages between people ...
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5 days ago · Pope hopes to visit Türkiye for anniversary of Council of Nicea. In remarks to a delegation from the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, Pope Francis expresses his hopes of travelling to Türkiye in 2025 to celebrate the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of ...
RESOURCE LIBRARY. Visiting the official website of the Holy See one can browse: the Magisterium of the Supreme Pontiffs (from Pope Leo XIII to Pope Francis); the fundamental texts of Catholicism in various languages (the Sacred Bible, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the documents of the Second Vatican Council and the Code of Canon Law ...
Franciscus Jorge Mario Bergoglio 13.III.2013. Francis. Angelus - Regina Cæli. 2024; 2023; 2022; 2021; 2020; 2019; 2018
3 days ago · Francis ushered in a new era of leadership of the Roman Catholic Church when he was elected pope in 2013. As the first pope from the Western Hemisphere, the first from South America, and the first from the Jesuit order, Francis has brought many reforms to the church and a reputation for humility.
Beginning Pontificate: 13,19.III.2013: Secular Name: Jorge Mario Bergoglio: Birth: Buenos Aires (Argentina) Website: http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en.html
1 day ago · Pope Francis waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for his special Angelus message on the solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, June 29, 2024.
