[82], After Pope John Paul II died on 2 April 2005, Bergoglio attended his funeral and was considered one of the papabile for succession to the papacy. [249] The consistory was a rare occasion in which Francis and his predecessor, Benedict XVI, appeared together in public. Jorge Mario Bergoglio Net Worth: Pope Francis is the 266th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and the Sovereign of Vatican City. [344], In 2017, Dutch politician Lilianne Ploumen was appointed as Dame Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great. He defended Podestá's wife from Vatican attacks on their marriage. [45] He served at San Miguel for six years until 1986[7] when, at the discretion of Jesuit superior-general Peter Hans Kolvenbach, he was replaced by someone more in tune with the worldwide trend in the Society of Jesus toward emphasizing social justice, rather than his emphasis on popular religiosity and direct pastoral work. [153], Instead of accepting his cardinals' congratulations while seated on the papal throne, Francis received them standing, reportedly an immediate sign of a changing approach to formalities at the Vatican. [386], Francis presided over his first joint public wedding ceremony in a Nuptial Mass for 20 couples from the Archdiocese of Rome on 14 September 2014, just a few weeks before the start of the 5–19 October Extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the Family. Grassi embezzled funds from The Happy Children Foundation, which served as a front for the abuse of children. O seu pai, Mario Giuseppe Bergoglio Vasallo, era um trabalhador ferroviário e sua mãe, Regina Maria Sivori Gogna, nascida em Buenos Aires, de pais genoveses, era dona de casa. [209][278] Then in his letter on the call of all to the same holiness, Gaudete et exsultate, Fancis describes holiness as "an impulse to evangelize and to leave a mark in this world". "[342] In January 2019, 20 former presidents in Latin America wrote a letter to Francis criticizing his Christmas address regarding the ongoing Venezuelan crisis for being too simplistic and for not acknowledging what they believed to be the causes of the suffering of the victims of the crisis. He counters contemporary versions of the gnostic and Pelagian heresies and describes how Jesus' beatitudes call people to "go against the flow". [315], Cardinal Gerhard Müller, former prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, maintained that Amoris Laetitia should only be interpreted in line with previous doctrine. [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. He attended the technical secondary school Escuela Técnica Industrial N° 27 Hipólito Yrigoyen,[23] named after a past President of Argentina, and graduated with a Chemical Technician's Diploma[7][24][25] (not a master's degree in Chemistry, as some media outlets incorrectly reported). The Pope also met with other religious leaders, after which he headed to Bangladesh to show support for Rohingya refugees. In September 2013, Pope Francis called for others to join him in praying for peace in Syria. While the timing of the closure may have anticipated a visit by Francis to the U.S. in September 2015, it was noted that the sisters' emphasis is close to that of Francis. Jorge Mario Bergoglio is trying to force some Cardinals and Bishops to separate themselves from communion with him, obtaining as a result not his own deposition for heresy but rather the expulsion of Catholics who want to remain faithful to the perennial Magisterium of the Church. He built eight more California missions over the next thirteen years. [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. [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. A Commission created by the Pope", "Pope Francis to give extraordinary benediction urbi et orbi", "Papa Francesco prega nella piazza San Pietro vuota: "Fitte tenebre si sono addensate, scenda la benedizione di Dio, "Lettera Apostolica in forma di Motu proprio, sulla modifica del can. [340][341] Francis met with the country's bishops in June 2017, and the Venezuelan bishops' conference president stated, "There is no distance between the episcopal conference and the Holy See. Retrieved 16 August 2013. [332] In September 2020, Pompeo urged Francis to stand against China's human rights violations. [74] When he turned 75 in December 2011, Bergoglio submitted his resignation as archbishop of Buenos Aires to Pope Benedict XVI as required by canon law. Of these, 10 appointees were under the age of 80 and would therefore become cardinal electors, besides three over 80. [245], On 21 February 2015, Francis signed a decree naming Saint Gregory of Narek as the 36th Doctor of the Church; he formally conferred the title upon the saint at a ceremony held in Saint Peter's Basilica on 12 April 2015 with delegations from the Armenian Catholic Church and the Armenian Apostolic Church present. The former Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 76, reportedly got the second-most votes after Joseph Ratzinger, the last pope, in the 2005 papal election. In August 2018, a Pennsylvania grand jury report described the actions of more than 300 "predator priests" and their 1,000-plus underage victims, as well as attempts to cover up their misdeeds. Despite Italy being under a quarantine lockdown, Francis pleaded "not to leave the ... people alone" and worked to partially reverse the closures. [261][262], Francis established the World Day of the Poor in his Apostolic Letter, Misericordia et Misera, issued on 20 November 2016 to celebrate the end of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy.[263][264]. ", Sergio Rubin; Francesca Ambrogetti, Pope Francis – Conversations with Jorge Bergoglio. [16] His other siblings were Alberto Horacio (17 July 1942 – 15 June 2010), Oscar Adrián (30 January 1938-deceased) and Marta Regina (24 August 1940 – 11 July 2007). He later returned to his alma mater, the Colegio of San José, where he served as rector (1980-86) as well as a professor of theology. “What we have to create is a civil union law. In September 2015, Pope Francis continued to stir up the status quo in the Catholic Church when he announced that priests around the world will be allowed to forgive the “sin of abortion” during a “year of mercy,” which starts December 8, 2015 and ends November 20, 2016. Francis Bacon was an English Renaissance statesman and philosopher, best known for his promotion of the scientific method. [218], On 30 September 2020, he published the apostolic letter Scripturae sacrae affectus to celebrate the 16th centenary of the death of Jerome. He passed by a church to go to confession, and was inspired by the priest. [156] He also wore the same iron pectoral cross that he had worn as archbishop of Buenos Aires, rather than the gold one worn by his predecessors. [205] There is uncertainty how far reforms can succeed. [327] Nevertheless, Francis remained hostile to right-wing populism. In the article, it was revealed that the deciding factor that led to Pope Francis landing at the top of the list, was his ability to alter the minds of so many people who had given up on the Catholic church in such a short period of time. .I henceforth grant to all priests, in virtue of their ministry, the faculty to absolve those who have committed the sin of procured abortion. 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[206], On 29 June 2013, Francis published the encyclical Lumen fidei, which was largely the work of Benedict XVI but awaiting a final draft at his retirement. One line in the prayer had been recited for generations in English as "lead us not into temptation," but the Pope said that was "not a good translation," pointing out the French Catholic translation, "do not let us fall into temptation" as a more appropriate alternative. A co-production with the Vatican, the film also follows the Pope on his journeys around to world to places like the World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem and Ground Zero to the Holy Land and Africa. Jorge Mario Bergoglio Net Worth: Pope Francis is the 266th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and the Sovereign of Vatican City. [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. "Human beings, while capable of the worst, are also capable of rising above themselves, choosing again what is good, and making a new start." Ploumen. [77][78], Cardinal Bergoglio became known for personal humility, doctrinal conservatism, and a commitment to social justice. ", Also in December 2013, Pope Francis was named Person of the Year by Time magazine. [79][90] He sometimes made appearances at the annual gathering known as the Rimini Meeting held during the late summer months in Italy. From 1964 to 19… [324], Francis has regularly been accused by conservatives of having a "soft spot" for leftist populist movements. He has … "use strict";(function(){var insertion=document.getElementById("citation-access-date");var date=new Date().toLocaleDateString(undefined,{month:"long",day:"numeric",year:"numeric"});insertion.parentElement.replaceChild(document.createTextNode(date),insertion)})(); Subscribe to the Biography newsletter to receive stories about the people who shaped our world and the stories that shaped their lives. In February 1998, he became archbishop of Buenos Aires, succeeding Antonio Quarracino. The patron saint of missionaries and one of the founders of the Jesuit order, Saint Francis Xavier sought religious converts throughout Asia during the 1500s. The encyclical was considered significant by environmentalists and church observers alike because it was not directed exclusively to Catholics, but to everyone in the world. 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. His decision to crack down on church corruption and excommunicate members of the Mafia were hailed by Catholics and non-Catholics alike, though they also caused him to receive death threats. A Vatican spokesman said that the name would become Francis I if and when there is a Francis II. "[348] The pope, along with the Government of Canada, was a behind-the-scenes broker of the agreement, taking the role following President Obama's request during his visit to the pope in March 2014. American and British media were also more likely during this trip to show Francis interacting with regular Cubans compared to the official Cuban media, which showed Francis interacting with elites most often. [309], Francis has come under scrutiny in the case of Father Julio Grassi, a priest convicted of child sexual abuse. [303], Francis has admitted that the Church "arrived late" in dealing with sexual abuse cases. [217] As a follow-up to that summit, on 9 May 2019 Francis promulgated the motu proprio Vos estis lux mundi which specified responsibilities, including reporting directly to the Holy See on bishops and on one's superior, while simultaneously involving another bishop in the archdiocese of the accused bishop. Jorge Mario Bergogliowas born on December 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Caleb K. Bell (14 March 2013). In choosing to live more simply, Pope Francis broke a tradition that had been upheld by popes for more than a century. The official form of address of the pope in English is His Holiness Pope Francis; in Latin, Franciscus, Episcopus Romae. [93] He feared for the priests' safety and had tried to change their work prior to their arrest; however, contrary to reports, he never tried to throw them out of the Jesuit order. And suggested that same-sex marriage:[290], He stated that he supports legally recognising same-sex civil unions in a statement from an interview published in October 2020;[2][3][4] this passage was from an interview from 2019, but this passage had been cut from public releases at the time. The first eleven were under the age of eighty, and therefore, were eligible to vote in a future papal conclave while the last three were over the age of eighty, and thus, ineligible to vote in a papal conclave. [352], In May 2014, his visit to the State of Israel, where he delivered 13 speeches, was heavily publicized. [102] Bergoglio also told Rubin that he had often sheltered people from the dictatorship on church property, and once gave his own identity papers to a man who looked like him, so he could flee Argentina. Regina Sívori was a housewife born in Buenos Aires to a family of northern Italian (Piedmontese-Genoese) origin. [112], When Bergoglio became pope, an alleged photo of him giving the sacramental bread to dictator Jorge Rafael Videla became popular in social networks. [230][231][232][233] Francis canonized Maria Elisabeth Hesselblad and Stanislaus Papczyński on 5 June 2016 and then canonized Teresa of Calcutta on 4 September; he canonized seven additional saints on 16 October. [351] He said in a televised news conference, "I read all the speeches of the pope, his commentaries, and if the pope continues this way, I will go back to praying and go back to the [Catholic] church. Di nazionalità argentina, è il primo papa proveniente dal continente americano. [89], As a cardinal, Bergoglio was associated with Communion and Liberation, a Catholic evangelical lay movement of the type known as associations of the faithful. The Pope also raised the age at which the Vatican considers the subjects of pornographic images to be grouped under child pornography from 14 to 18. [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. That is not the gospel." De Argentijn is de eerste jezuïet die paus werd, de eerste uit Latijns-Amerika en van het zuidelijk halfrond. "[364], Francis visited Ireland in 2018, in what was the first papal tour of the country since John Paul II's historic trip in 1979. [253] The pope continued the practice of naming the Vicar of Rome and a curial prefect as cardinals, while naming his substitute for the Secretariat of State in anticipation of his transferral to a curial department. [130] The only concern would be decreased respiratory reserve if he had a respiratory infection. [382] In December 2016, Francis yet made Forbes's list of "The World's Most Powerful People", ranking fifth. 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