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This is the first time that a pope has been named "Francis." On the day of his election, the Vatican clarified that his official papal name was "Francis" and not "Francis I", i.e. no regnal number is used for him. His name would become Francis I if and when there is a Francis II.
Pope John XXIII's call for a Second Vatican Council brought together Catholic clerics and instituted significant changes in the Catholic Church to increase the role of the laity, foster a less hierarchical church, and instill the need for social justice set off activity in Latin America as a whole and Brazil in particular. The Latin American ...
Coat of Arms of the Holy See. This page is a list of popes by country of origin. They are listed in chronological order within each section. As the office of pope has existed for almost two millennia, many of the countries of origin of popes no longer exist, and so they are grouped under their modern equivalents.
During his five-day visit to Brazil in May 2007 Pope Benedict XVI canonized Frei Galvão, who became the first Brazilian-born saint. Both the Pope's visit and the canonisation aimed at reinvigorating the local church. [20] Brazil was also the first foreign country visited by Benedict's successor Pope Francis. [21]
Pope Francis signs some documents with his name alone, either in Latin ("Franciscus", as in an encyclical dated 29 June 2013) [176] or in another language. [177] Other documents he signs in accordance with the tradition of using Latin only and including the abbreviated form "PP.", for the Latin Papa ("Pope"). [ 178 ]
Pastoral visits of Pope Francis. This is a list of pastoral visits of Pope Francis.His visit to the Philippines in January 2015 included the largest papal event in history with around 6–7 million attendees in his final Mass at Manila, surpassing the then-largest papal event at World Youth Day 1995 in the same venue twenty years earlier.
This expedition became the basis of Portuguese claims to the islands. In 1344, the Castilian-French noble Luis de la Cerda (Count of Clermont and Admiral of France), and French ambassador to the papal court in Avignon, proposed to Pope Clement VI, conquering the islands and converting the native Guanches to Christianity. [5]
Following the 2024 consistory, 110 (79%) of the cardinal electors had been appointed by Francis, 24 (17%) by Pope Benedict XVI, and 6 (4%) by Pope John Paul II. Sixteen of the new cardinals were assigned to the order of cardinal priests; the five assigned to the order of deacons were Acerbi, Makrickas, Radcliffe, Baggio, and Koovakad.