Vatican releases official photograph of Pope Francis...

[Michie]

Vatican releases official photograph of Pope Francis...

 

[Michie]

HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS
This special section will be expanded and updated frequently in the coming days.

SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY: Elected Pope (YouTube)
THURSDAY: Press briefing by Fr. Lombardi (YouTube)
THURSDAY: Visit to Basilica of St. Mary Major (Rome Reports)
THURSDAY: Mass in the Sistine Chapel (YouTube)
FRIDAY: Audience with College of Cardinals in the Clementine Hall (YouTube)
SATURDAY: Audience with journalists and media in Paul VI Hall (YouTube)
SUNDAY: Angelus recitation in St. Peter's Square (YouTube)
TUESDAY (MARCH 19): Inaugural Mass in St. Peter's Square (YouTube)
WEDNESDAY (MARCH 20): Audience with delegates from Eastern Churches; no General Audience
SATURDAY (MARCH 23): Lunch with Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at Castel Gandolfo (noon)
FAST FACTS​

Age: 76 years old
Birth: December 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Books: Amazon ran out of print copies, but they have Sobre el Cielo y la Tierra in Spanish on Kindle
Chemistry: He has a master's degree in chemistry
Communion and Liberation: He's a big supporter of Fr. Giussani's movement
Dirty War: (1) Everything you need to know... (2) Francis, the Jesuits and the Dirty War
Health: He's missing one of his lungs, but in good health otherwise
Jesuit: The first Jesuit pope, he entered the Society at age 21 and served as provincial in Argentina (1973-1979) and rector at San Miguel (1980-1986)
Languages: Fluent in Spanish, Italian, and German. Smattering of English, French, and Portuguese.
Motto: "Miserando atque eligendo" ("By having mercy and by choosing")
Movie: His favorite movie is "Babette's Feast"
Name: Previous: Jorge Mario Cardinal Bergoglio, S.J. Regnal: His Holiness Pope Francis (NOT "Francis I")
Painting: His favorite painting is "The White Crucifixion" by Marc Chagall
Priest, bishop, cardinal: Ordained priest 12/13/1969. Named auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires and consecrated bishop 6/27/1992. Became Archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998. Created and proclaimed Cardinal by Pope John Paul II 2/21/2001.
Rosary: Starting in 1985, "I recite all fifteen mysteries every day"
Soccer: Card-carrying fan of San Lorenzo
Tango: Before entering the Jesuits, he liked to go dancing with his girlfriend