Let us pray for the repose of the soul of Pope Francis! 🙏
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TheCatholicChurchismourningtherecentdeathofPopeFrancis.
JorgeMarioBergoglio(BuenosAires,December17,1936–VaticanCity,April21,2025)istheChurch’sfirstLatinAmericanpope.ThisEasterOctave,letusrecallsomehighlightsofhispontificate.
1)ThePope“oftheendsoftheearth.”OntheeveningofMarch13,2013,PopeFrancissteppedoutontothebalconyofSaintPeter’sSquareandaddressedthethousandsoffaithfulpresent:
“YouknowthatthedutyoftheconclavewastogiveabishoptoRome.ItseemsthatmybrotherCardinalshavegonetotheendsoftheearthtolookforhim,butwearehere.”Clickhereifyoucannotseethevideoabove.
2)WorldYouthDayinRio2013InAugust2013,PopeFrancistraveledtoBrazilforWorldYouthDay(WYD)Rio2013,wheremorethanthreemillionfaithfulparticipatedintheMassonCopacabanabeach.
There,heencouragedyoungpeopleto“playasateam”forGodandexhortedthemtomakeprayer,sacraments,andhelpingothersthecenteroftheirlives.
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