Category: Pope Francis I

Day One

Mary, Pope Francis I

In the cold light of morning, Fr. Z. has a wonderful reflection on the election of Pope Francis. This morning, the new Pope apparently flummoxed his security detail by taking a single car to Santa Maria Maggiore, my favourite church in Rome, and praying and laying flowers at an altar of Our Lady. While at the church, Pope Francis also […]

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First Words

History, Pope Francis I, Prayer

Brothers and sisters good evening. You all know that the duty of the Conclave was to give a bishop to Rome. It seems that my brother Cardinals have gone almost to the ends of the earth to get him… but here we are. I thank you for the welcome that has come from the diocesan community of Rome. First of […]

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