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1936–2025 Argentina
Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17 December 1936 – 21 April 2025) was the head of the Roman Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2013. Francis was the first pope to be a member of the Society of Jesus, the first from the Americas, the first from the Southern Hemisphere, and the first pope from outside Europe since Gregory III, a Syrian who reigned in the 8th century.
Also known as: Jorge Mario Bergoglio
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The Lord has redeemed all of us, all of us, with the Blood of Christ: all of us, not just Catholics. Everyone!
This is what I want, a poor Church for the poor.
May we offer the next generation concrete reasons to hope and work for a good and dignified future!
Let us turn our backs on power and treachery.
The Internet, in particular, offers immense possibilities for encounter and solidarity, this is something truly good, a gift from God.
Two monads may approach one another, but [without the heart] they will never truly connect.
Dilexit nos (2024)
In education dwells the seed of hope: hope for peace and justice, hope for beauty and goodness; hope for social harmony.
It is time to acknowledge that light-hearted superficiality has done us no good.
The world sings of an infinite Love: how can we fail to care for it?
Laudate Deum (2023)
Mission [is] a radiation of the love of the heart of Christ.
Dilexit nos (2024)
The unjust distribution of goods persists, creating a situation of social sin that cries out to Heaven and limits the possibilities of a fuller life for so many of our brothers.
Peace is a path of hope, a path on which one advances through dialogue, reconciliation and conversion.
Civilian victims are not 'collateral damage' but men and woman, with names and surnames, who lose their lives.
I invite you not to build walls but bridges, to conquer evil with good, offence with forgiveness, to live in peace with everyone.
Only by changing education can we change the world.
Do you know what I need for my knee? Some tequila.
The passion of Christ is not merely an event of the past, but one in which we can share through faith.
Dilexit nos (2024)
It is no coincidence that ours is the age of fake news, collective superstitions, and pseudo-scientific truths.
God never tires of forgiving us; we are the ones who tire of seeking his mercy.
Answers to problems can come from any country, however little.
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