Pope Francis

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by Silvia Donati |
It has been only a few months since Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected Pope (13 March 2013) and by now we have become used to his simpler and less formal…
Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati |
The Vatican had to withdraw more than 6,000 papal medals due to a spelling mistake.It was not a minor one: the misspelled word was nothing less than …
Culture
by Carol King |
Carol King examines some of Pope Francis’ favourite things as revealed in a recent interview and discovers many of them are Italian. Pope Francis’ love of…
by Silvia Donati |
words by Silvia Donati Pope Francis has a new (used) “popemobile”: a 1984 four-door, manual shift, white Renault 4 car. It was given to him by Rev. Renzo…
Culture
by Carol King |
Carol King reports on how Mario Bergoglio was one of many Italians who immigrated to Argentina. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 17 December 1936, Pope…
Culture
by Carol King |
The first English-language edition of ‘On Heaven and Earth: Pope Francis on Faith, Family and the Church in the 21st Century’ by Pope Francis will be published…
Lifestyle
by ITALY |
This morning, more than 200,000 people gathered in St Peter's Square in Rome for the inauguration Mass of Pope Francis. The Pope marked the start of the new…
Culture
by Carol King |
Catholics around the world have a new pope. Cardinals elected Pope Francisco, formerly Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio.The 76-year-old Pope Francesco is from…