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In 2006, Benedict XVI renounced the title of "Patriarch of the West" (Patriarcha Occidentis). [1] In 2024, Pope Francis reinstated the title of "Patriarch of the West" (Patriarcha Occidentis), reversing the decision by the previous Pope Benedict XVI; the title reinstatement was meant to bring closer ties to the other Patriarchs in the Eastern Orthodox faith.
Pope Francis was born as Jorge Mario Bergoglio on 17 December 1936 [18] in Flores, [19] a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. [18] He was the eldest [20] of five children of Mario José Bergoglio (1908–1959) and Regina María Sívori (1911–1981).
Plaque commemorating the popes buried in St. Peter's Basilica (their names in Latin and the year of their burial). This chronological list of popes of the Catholic Church corresponds to that given in the Annuario Pontificio under the heading "I Sommi Pontefici Romani" (The Roman Supreme Pontiffs), excluding those that are explicitly indicated as antipopes.
The Jubilee, also known as the Holy Year, has begun with visitors flocking to Rome, the Vatican City and across Italy. Pope Francis kicked off the event while opening the Holy Door of St. Peter's ...
BARI, Italy — President Joe Biden is expected to meet with Pope Francis privately Friday on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Italy, according to a senior administration official.
The Pope has urged "hope and kindness" in a message recorded for Thought for the Day for BBC Radio 4's Today programme. Pope Francis will also emphasise the importance of humility in the recording ...
The pope is the patriarch of the Latin Church, the largest of the Catholic Church's 24 autonomous churches. He is also head of the college of bishops which governs the universal church. The Papal primacy doctrine of Catholics states that this primacy extends in perpetuity to the Pope and throughout the Catholic Church.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to Rome in January to meet with Pope Francis and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, the White House said on Thursday of a trip that ...