“Francis, Francis, Francis!” Watch great footage shotof Pope Francis leaving the Vatican embassy on his way to say mass on September 23, 2015. The adoring crowds chanted: “Francis, Francis, Francis!” as the joyfully shook hands. The Pope had arrived in DC the night before from Cuba, marking his first ever … Continue reading
Author: Leandro Martins “We talked about a lot of things while we walked outside to where my bike was. We spoke in Spanish, and I gave him the greetings sent by the priests of Santiago of Chile…” I was having breakfast early yesterday morning when my mobile phone rang. Due … Continue reading
Argentinians express their joy over the election of Pope Francis as the first Latin American pope in the history of the Catholic church.
Author: Morgan Birck Elected on March 13, 2013 to the papacy, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina took the name Francis and also took the Catholic community by storm. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the Pope was a chemical technician and a nightclub bouncer before he decided to enter the … Continue reading
Riva opens up about the moment when Pope Francis came directly to him and embraced him for over a minute without saying a word. Continue reading
TIME's Howard Chua-Eoan explains why Pop Francis was chosen as the magazine 2013 Person of the Year. Continue reading
TIME editor Nancy Gibbs talks with TIME's Radhika Jones about why Pope Francis was awarded the Person of the Year award in 2013. They also discuss the other candidate they thought would have won including Edward Snowden, Ted Cruz, Bashar al-Assad, and Edie Windsor. Continue reading
Archbishop Richard Smith, the President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, speaks about the election of Pope Francis. Continue reading
