National Catholic Register6d
Pope Francis Shares With Seminarians That His Mom Did Not Want Him to Enter Seminary
The Pope recounts how his mother initially opposed his vocation but later sought his blessing at his ordination ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency11y
New pope, Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, has Jewish connections
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the Argentinian cardinal who was elected pope and will take the name Francis, is said to have a good relationship with Argentinian Jews. (JTA) – Jorge Mario Bergoglio ...
MercoPress9d
Pope Francis picks Río Gallegos Bishop as new head of Church in Argentina
Poli succeeded Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio when he became Pope in 2013 ... Born on April 12, 1968, García Cuerva had been appointed auxiliary bishop of Lomas de Zamora on Nov. 20, 2017 ...
Yahoo26d
My boyhood in the Buenos Aires barrio: Pope Francis autobiography extract
Barrio boys: Jorge Mario Bergoglio (left) with his brother Oscar in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where the future pope was born in 1936. In 2013 Bergoglio became the first pope ever from the Americas - AP ...
The Independent24d
The Pope’s memoir goes quiet on the most important scandal to hit the church
It’s the backstory that is so fascinating. As he recounts in Hope, as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, he was born in 1936 in Argentina, the child of a large migrant Italian family, who grew up with a ...
MercoPress27d
Archbishop of Buenos Aires urges politicians to show their vocation
who will retire later this year after succeeding Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio when the latter became Pope Francis in 2013. Fernández shall not be seeking reelection and thus will complete his ...
Catholic News Agency6d
Pope Francis shares with seminarians that his mom did not want him to enter seminary
The bishop of Orihuela-Alicante ... “His mother, although she was Catholic, opposed Jorge Mario Bergoglio’s vocation and did not want to visit him in the seminary. But, finally, on the ...