Initially, Pope Francis was a chemical technologist. Pope Francis is not married and is free from the headache of conjugal life and the worries of a wife. While these instituted ministries were previously reserved to men, Catholic women already carry out these duties without institution in most of the world. [48] In Germany, he saw the painting Mary, Untier of Knots in Augsburg and brought a copy of the painting to Argentina where it has become an important Marian devotion. [205] There is uncertainty how far reforms can succeed. Mario Bergoglio was an Italian immigrant accountant[10] born in Portacomaro (Province of Asti) in Italy's Piedmont region. [326] After Francis's visit to Cuba in 2015, Catholic Yale historian Carlos Eire spoke of a "preferential option for the oppressors" in Latin America. [190], A February 2014 survey by the World Values Survey cited in The Washington Post and Time shows how the unity Francis had created could be challenged. [62] This work led to him being called the "Slum Bishop". Controversy arose at the end of 2016 when four cardinals formally asked Francis for clarifications, particularly on the issue of giving communion to divorced and civilly remarried Catholics.[212]. The photo was taken at the church "Pequeña Obra de la Divina Providencia Don Orione" in 1990, not during the Dirty War, and after Videla's presidential pardon. When he was 12 years old, he fell in love with a girl from his neighborhood. [87] La Stampa reported that Bergoglio was in close contention with Ratzinger during the election, until he made an emotional plea that the cardinals should not vote for him. The Order, in May 2017, appointed a new leader in the person of Fra' Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto. As vice president Carlos Álvarez resigned shortly before, this left an opposing party second in the order of precedence. DID YOU KNOW? [183], In 2013, Francis initially reaffirmed the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith's program to reform the U.S. ", Holderlin, Alessandro Manzoni, Dante Alighieri, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Jorge Luis Borges and J. R. R. Tolkien, Does Pope Francis drink alcohol? The Pope's demand came as a response to Festing and Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke firing Baron Albrecht von Boeselager from his position in the Order of Malta. [139], In addition to his native Spanish, Francis is also conversant in Latin (the official language of the Holy See), he speaks fluent Italian (the official language of Vatican City and the "everyday language" of the Holy See), German,[140] French,[141] Portuguese,[142] English,[143][144] and he understands the Piedmontese language and some Genoese. "[97] Artist and human rights activist Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, the 1980 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, said: "Perhaps he didn't have the courage of other priests, but he never collaborated with the dictatorship. The photo was produced by the agency AFP and it was initially published by the Crónica newspaper. [295], In a break with Vatican tradition, Francis supported the use of force to stop Islamic militants from attacking religious minorities in Iraq. [383], In March 2013, a new song was dedicated to Francis and released in Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese, and Italian, titled Come Puoi ("How You Can"). [311] Francis had written that "It is important that the divorced who have entered a new union should be made to feel part of the Church." [361], In January 2017, Francis demanded the resignation of Matthew Festing, the 79th Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. [68], Bergoglio made it his custom to celebrate the Holy Thursday ritual washing of feet in places such as jails, hospitals, retirement homes or slums. Pope Francis celebrates a Vigil Mass on the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, which is observed as the World Day of Consecrated Life. [176], In March 2013, 21 British Catholic peers and Members of Parliament from all parties asked Francis to allow married men in Great Britain to be ordained as priests, keeping celibacy as the rule for bishops. Antonio Primaldo and his 812 companions who had been executed by the Ottomans in 1480,[223] as well as the religious sisters Laura of St. Catherine of Siena and María Guadalupe García Zavala – in this first canonization he surpassed the record of Pope John Paul II in canonizing the most saints in a pontificate. [146] Francis still appears at the window of the Apostolic Palace for the Sunday Angelus. Bergoglio studied at the archdiocesan seminary, Inmaculada Concepción Seminary, in Villa Devoto, Buenos Aires, and, after three years, entered the Society of Jesus as a novice on 11 March 1958. 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Currently, Pope holds the citizenship of three countries; Argentina, Italy and Vatican City. He went on to say: “It is true that general rules set forth a good which can never be disregarded or neglected, but in their formulation they cannot provide absolutely for all particular situations.”[312], Four cardinals (Raymond Leo Burke, Carlo Caffarra, Walter Brandmüller, and Joachim Meisner) formally asked Francis for clarifications, particularly on the issue of giving communion to divorced and civilly remarried Catholics. [94] In 2005, Myriam Bregman, a human rights lawyer, filed a criminal complaint against Bergoglio, as superior in the Society of Jesus of Argentina, accusing him of involvement in the kidnapping. Pope Francis welcomed the vice president, ... Mr. Pence presented his wife, daughter-in-law and other members of his delegation to the pope. [139][168] In February 2014, it was reported that Bergoglio, had he been elected in 2005, would have chosen the pontifical name of "John XXIV" in honor of Pope John XXIII. [297][298][299][300][301] One commentator has described the conservative resistance against Francis as "unique in its visibility" in recent Church history. [34] Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk said that Bergoglio understands the liturgy, rites, and spirituality of Shevchuk's Greek Catholic Church and always "took care of our Church in Argentina" as ordinary for Eastern Catholics during his time as archbishop of Buenos Aires. [194], In a column he wrote for the Vatican's semi-official newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, the then-Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, American cardinal Raymond Leo Burke, who has a long-standing reputation as one of the church's most vocal conservative hard-liners, said that Francis opposed both abortion and gay marriage. [7][150] Francis was elected on the fifth ballot of the conclave. [43] Still, as he had no coadjutor archbishop, he stayed in office, waiting for an eventual replacement appointed by the Vatican. Pope says women can read at Mass, but still can't be priests. [170] He named Alfred Xuereb as his personal secretary. [63], Early in his time as archbishop of Buenos Aires, Bergoglio sold off the archdiocese's shares in multiple banks and turned its accounts into those of a normal customer in international banks. "[338] Federico Lombardi said that Francis' comments were not "a personal attack, nor an indication of who to vote for". [412] It includes extensive sections of interviews as well as stock footage from archives. He was the first pope from the Western Hemisphere, the first from South America, and the first from the Jesuit order.. Two new appointees were from Muslim majority countries (Morocco and Indonesia), while two others were known for their work on refugee and migration issues. [352], In May 2014, his visit to the State of Israel, where he delivered 13 speeches, was heavily publicized. [64], On 6 November 1998, while remaining archbishop of Buenos Aires, he was named ordinary for those Eastern Catholics in Argentina who lacked a prelate of their own church. This was the new pope's first meeting with a head of state, and there was speculation that the two were mending their relations. [180] This was the first time that a pope had included women in this ritual; although he had already done so when he was archbishop. [249], Benedict XVI also attended the second consistory on 14 February 2015, at which Francis elevated 20 new cardinals, with 15 under the age of eighty and five over the age of eighty. [204] Lay experts and clerics were looking into how the bank was run. The two leaders then exchanged gifts. [324], Francis has regularly been accused by conservatives of having a "soft spot" for leftist populist movements. 45–46, Austen Ivereigh, The Great Reformer: Francis and the Making of a Radical Pope, Henry Holt 2014, Paul Vallely, Pope Francis: Untying the Knots, Bloomsbury, 2013, Sergio Rubin, "Regresó la misa en latín, con mujeres cubiertas por mantillas.". [174], On 13 April 2013, he named eight cardinals to a new Council of Cardinal Advisers to advise him on revising the organizational structure of the Roman Curia. [213], On 8 December 2017, Francis signed a new apostolic constitution on ecclesiastical universities and faculties Veritatis gaudium, published 29 January 2018. [135], As pope, his manner is less formal than that of his immediate predecessors: a style that news coverage has referred to as "no frills", noting that it is "his common touch and accessibility that is proving the greatest inspiration. [320] The 25-page document, which was made public in September after it received no reply, criticized the pope for promoting what it described as seven heretical propositions through various words, actions and omissions during his pontificate. [57] From then on, he did not visit Jesuit houses and was in "virtual estrangement from the Jesuits" until after his election as pope. "[108][109] Graciela Fernández Meijide, member of the Permanent Assembly for Human Rights, also said that there was no proof linking Bergoglio with the dictatorship. [227] Francis canonized his two predecessors John XXIII and John Paul II on 27 April 2014 and canonized six additional saints the following 23 November. Of that total number at the time of their elevation, 13 were under the age of eighty and four were over the age of eighty. Claim: On Jan. 10, 2021, Italian police arrested and detained Pope Francis, on charges including possession of child pornography and human trafficking. "[285]:31–32 His papal motto Miserando atque eligendo ("by having mercy and by choosing") contains a central theme of his papacy, God's mercy,[286][287] While maintaining the Church's traditional teaching against abortion, Francis, has referred to the "obsession" of some Catholics with a few issues like "abortion, gay marriage and the use of contraceptive methods" which "do not show the heart of the message of Jesus Christ.”[288]. pp. Find top news stories, photos, and videos on Pope Francis on NBCNews.com. [294] Pope Francis has never officially pronounced support for gay civil unions. Before blessing the crowd, he asked those in St. Peter's Square to pray for his predecessor, "the bishop emeritus of Rome" Pope Benedict XVI, and for himself as the new "bishop of Rome". Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born on 17 December 1936[7] in Flores,[8] a neighborhood of Buenos Aires. [118], When Bergoglio celebrated Mass at the cathedral for the 2004 First National Government holiday, President Néstor Kirchner attended and heard Bergoglio request more political dialogue, reject intolerance, and criticize exhibitionism and strident announcements. Report a problem? Cindy Wooden (26 November 2013) "A summary of the key issues raised by Pope in Evangelii Gaudium",. [161][166] It is the first time since Pope Lando's 913–914 reign that a serving pope holds a name not used by a predecessor. [224] Francis approved the equipollent canonization of Angela of Foligno the following 9 October and then the Jesuit Peter Faber the following 17 December. 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Abbas' visit was on the occasion of the canonization of two Palestinian nuns. [131] In the past, one attack of sciatica in 2007 prevented him from attending a consistory and delayed his return to Argentina for several days. [60], On 3 June 1997, Bergoglio was appointed coadjutor archbishop of Buenos Aires with right of succession. [88] According to Tornielli, Bergoglio made this request to prevent the conclave from delaying too much in the election of a pope. [359], On 25 September 2015, Francis addressed the United Nations in New York City. [133] Read more The director of the Vatican press office, Matteo Bruni, in … He continued to assert Catholic doctrine, in less dramatic tone than his recent predecessors, who maintained that the Catholic Church is not a democracy of popular opinion. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images Ernst von Freyberg was put in charge. "Pope Francis, in Sweeping Encyclical, Calls for Swift Action on Climate Change". 7 February 1948), the pope's only living sibling, they did not emigrate for economic reasons. [132] But Bergoglio had come in second to Cardinal Ratzinger on all the ballots in the 2005 conclave, appearing as the only other viable candidate. [346] Paloma García Ovejero, deputy director of the Holy See Press Office, stated that "the honorific of the St. Gregory the Great Pontifical Order that Liliane Ploumen, then Minister for Development, received in June 2017, during the visit of the Dutch royal family to the Holy Father, is part of the diplomatic praxis of the exchange of decorations among delegations during official visits between heads of state and government to the Vatican. He can speak Spanish, Latin and Italian fluently and understanding German, French, Portuguese, English, and Ukrainian. NAME – Pope Francis BIRTHDATE – December 17, 1936 (age 85) Age – 85 Years DID YOU KNOW? [280] He strongly opposed clericalism[281] and made women full members of the Church's dicasteries in Rome. [314] The exhortation has been implemented in different ways by various bishops around the world. It was the same in the CONADEP. [377], In December 2013, both Time and The Advocate magazines named the Pontiff as their "Person of the Year" in praise and hopes of reforming the Roman Curia while hoping to change the Catholic Church's doctrine on various controversial issues. [97] Jalics initially refused to discuss the complaint after moving into seclusion in a German monastery. [381] On 5 November 2014, he was ranked by Forbes as the fourth most powerful person in the world and was the only non-political figure in the top ranking. Among the faithful present at the morning Mass were seven married couples celebrating their 25 th and 50 th wedding anniversaries. 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