This month, the Pope asks us to pray that the lay faithful may fulfil their specific mission, by responding with...
Pope Francis
Advocacy, Going Against the Flow, as a Dimension of Holiness
Pope Francis, in his recent writing explaining everyday holiness tells us “Hungering and thirsting for righteousness: that is holiness.”
The Pope Video • For Those Who Have Responsibility In Economic Matters
This month, the Pope asks us to pray that economists may have the courage to reject any economy of exclusion and know...
FAMVIN posts on Pope Francis
It has been a momentous week following the elections and installation of Pope Francis. The following posts were among the most visited on famvin.org Pope Francis and St. Vincent Cardinal Bergoglio’s Lenten Letter, 2013 Pope’s prayer for Cardinal electors A Vincentian...
Vatican Insider – April biography of Francis
Drawing from the words, ideas, and the personal recollection of Pope Francis – including inside material made available right up to the final hours before his election – the most highly regarded Vatican observer, Andrea Tornielli, reveals who the new Pope will be for...
How Jorge chose Francis
Reuters reports in an article "Pope Francis wants Church to be poor, and for the poor"... "(The Pope) recalled how on Wednesday night, as he was receiving more and more votes in the conclave, the cardinal sitting next to him, Claudio Hummes of Brazil, comforted him...
Francis, Vincent and the Daughters of Charity
Christ wants us walking out on the street wrote Cardinal Bergoglio on Palm Sunday 2008. The Lord wants us like Him: with an open heart, roaming the streets of Buenos Aires. He wants us walking the streets of Buenos Aires and carrying His message! Like Him, on the road...
Cardinal Bergoglio’s Lenten Letter, 2013
And rend your hearts, and not your garments, and turn to the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, patient and rich in mercy, and ready to repent of the evil. (Joel 2:13) Little by little we become accustomed to hearing and seeing, through the mass media,...
Jesuits on Pope Francis
From the IgnatianSolidarity Net... Clearly, as time moves forward there will be much to learn about Pope Francis, but for the time being we thought we would share a few quotes that represent the importance the social mission of the Church has played in his ministry:...
A Vincentian reaction to Francis
"We prayed. The rain stopped. There was a hush on the crowd. The new Pope Francis came before us in answer to prayers. A humble man who knows and has love for those in poverty and all of the faithful. Praise be to God." writes Lynn L'Heureux, author of the...
Pope Francis and St. Vincent
Rev. Eduardo Mangiarotti, an Argentine priest. described Cardinal Bergoglio, as a man of action, and someone who can command attention. "When he preaches, he's a man who can make the people listen to him. And not only Catholic people, I mean not only the...
Pope Francis and Frederic Ozanam
In their own words... "We live in the most unequal part of the world, which has grown the most yet reduced misery the least," Cardinal Bergoglio said during a gathering of Latin American bishops in 2007. "The unjust distribution of goods persists, creating a...
