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Pope Francis in Quito, Ecuador, in 2015. Elected on 13 March 2013, Francis is the first member of the Society of Jesus to be appointed pope and the first non-European to hold the office since the 8th century. [1]
Francis devotes a chapter to praise of the vocation to the contemplative life. He reflects on 12 aspects of the contemplative life which may help contemplative women achieve the goals of their vocation, namely: "formation, prayer, the word of God, the sacraments of the Eucharist and Reconciliation, fraternal life in community, federations, the cloister, work, silence, the communications media ...
The metaphor of life as a journey has been used by Pope Francis before, notably in his address to the bishops of Brazil in July 2013. In Lumen fidei, he observes that faith was formerly viewed as a light that dispels the darkness and illuminates the way, but later came to be "understood either as a leap in the dark, to be taken in the absence of light, driven by blind emotion, or as a ...
The stamp is dedicated to the pastoral visit of Francis to Azerbaijan on 2 October 2016. Pope Francis upheld the Second Vatican Council's tradition by promoting ecumenism with other Christian denominations, encouraging dialogue with other religions, and supporting peace with secular individuals.
Dilexit nos (He loved us) is the fourth encyclical of Pope Francis, subtitled "On the human and divine love of the Heart of Jesus Christ".Similar to previous encyclicals, in Dilexit nos Pope Francis criticises modern phenomena, such as individualism, social and economic disparities, and "uses of technology that threaten our humanity", and calls for rediscovery of "heart" as a way towards unity ...
Pope Francis made a plea for peace while unveiling a nativity featuring baby Jesus nestled in a keffiyeh in Vatican City on Saturday.. The pontiff declared “Enough wars, enough violence ...
Pope Francis revealed the title of Laudate Deum during a meeting on 21 September 2023 at the Vatican with rectors of Catholic and public universities from throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. "Laudate Deum" (Praise God) is a frequent refrain in several psalms, including Psalm 148, which tells the heavens and the angels and the sun and ...
Pope Francis, 2014. Everything mentioned in Evangelii Gaudium was brought up by Pope Francis during the first year of his pontificate, sometimes almost to the letter and other times implicitly. [10] The document follows a Synod of Bishops held from October 7 - 28, 2012 on the theme of the New Evangelization.