Pope Francis Quotes


It means caring for one another in our families: husbands and wives first protect one another, and then, as parents, they care for their children, and children themselves, in time, protect their parents.


Citations

Pope Francis. "Homily of the Holy Father Pope Francis." Mass for the Inauguration of the Pontificate, 19 Mar. 2013, St. Peter's Square, Vatican.

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Pope Francis
Pope Francis
  • Born: December 17, 1936
  • Nationality: Argentinian
  • Profession: Clergyman

Pope Francis is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State. Francis is the first pope to be a member of the Society of Jesus, the first from the Americas, the first from the Southern Hemisphere, and the first pope from outside Europe since Gregory III, a Syrian who reigned in the 8th century.