Mary's Catholics

Habemus Papam, a Latin word which means "We have a pope." I announce to you a great joy: We have a pope! The most eminent and most reverend Lord. Lord  Jorge Mario  Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church  Bergoglio , Who takes for himself the name of  Francis . POPE FRANCIS March 13, 2013 (at the Vatican) - In the fifth ballot on the 2nd day of the Conclave, the cardinals elected 76 year old Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, who took the name of Francis.  First in church history: 1. He is the first Pope from Latin America. 2. The first Pope to use the name Francis. 3. The first Pope from the Jesuit community. Facts: 1. He only has one lung. His other lung was removed when he was a teenager due to life-threatening pneumonia. 2.  He holds a degree in Chemistry.

POPE BIDS FAREWELL TO ITALIAN PRESIDENT POPE'S LAST ANGELUS POPE'S LAST GENERAL AUDIENCE POPE'S LAST MEETING WITH THE CARDINALS POPE LEAVES THE VATICAN AND LAST SPEECH AT CASTEL GANDOLFO POPE'S LAST TWEET When Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger was elected Pope in April 2005, his older brother Father Georg Ratzinger said, "I would have thought his advanced age and unstable health would have been reason enough for the Cardinals to pick someone else." His decision of resigning because of his unstable health was not an easy one. He knew that many people will judge him including his very own flock - Catholics worldwide - and that he will be subjected to numerous speculations and suspicions.  But he stood firm in his decision regardless of what other people will say. During the pontificate of John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI who was then assigned as Prefect of the Congregat...

1. “There is more joy in giving than in receiving.” Never doubt the truth of our Lord’s promise that whatever we give Him of our creativity, our resources, our persons, will come back to us in abundance. 2. As the source of our new life in Christ, the Holy Spirit is also, in a very real way, the soul of the Church, the love that binds us to the Lord and to one another, and the light that opens our eyes to see all around us the wonders of God’s grace. 3. A Catholic would be guilty of formal cooperation in evil, and so unworthy to present himself for Holy Communion, if he were to deliberately vote for a candidate precisely because of the candidate’s permissive stand on abortion and/or euthanasia. 4. A society that is not at all concerned with God destroys itself. 5. The ways of the Lord are not comfortable, but were not created for comfort, but for greatness, for good. 6. According to the teaching of the Church, men and women with homos...