Pope Francis
Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born on December 17, 1936, in the Flores neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. He held Argentine citizenship and Spanish was his language. The circumstances of his birth placed him within a city that would remain a defining point of reference across his life and career.
Bergoglio was educated at Sankt Georgen Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology, and he worked across several vocational roles: he was a Catholic theologian, a philosopher, a Latin Catholic bishop, and a writer. He also held citizenship in Vatican City, reflecting the trajectory his career took from Argentina toward a position of broader religious responsibility. His work brought him international recognition, and he received both the Bambi Award and the Charlemagne Prize among his honors.
Pope Francis died in Vatican City, the place that had become central to his life and work after his years in Buenos Aires. His path led from the Flores neighborhood of the Argentine capital, through formal philosophical and theological education, to a dual citizenship that spanned two continents and two distinct civic identities.
Quotes by Pope Francis
Pope Francis's insights on:
The right to life is the first human right. Abortion is killing someone that cannot defend himself.
Being in contact with physicians and family members, in addition to the sick, you become, in hospitals, in healthcare facilities and in homes, the crossroads of a thousand relationships, which require attention, competence and compassion. Before the uniqueness of each situation, indeed, it is never enough to follow a protocol, but a constant (and tiresome) effort of discernment and attention to the individual person is required. All this makes your profession a veritable mission and makes you ‘experts in humanity.
Grandparents are a treasure in the family. Please, take care of your grandparents: love them and let them talk to your children!
Human trafficking is an open wound on the body of contemporary society, a scourge upon the body of Christ. It is a crime against humanity.
Terrorism grows when there are no other options, and when the center of the global economy is the god of money and not the person men and women this is already the first terrorism!
It's the duty of everyone to defend religious freedom and promote it for all people.