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According to María Elena Bergoglio (born 1948), the pope's only living sibling, the family did not emigrate for economic reasons. [27] His other siblings were Oscar Adrián (1938–1997), Marta Regina (1940–2007), and Alberto Horacio (1942–2010). [28] [29] Two great-nephews, Antonio and Joseph, died in a traffic collision.
Pope Francis: Conversations with Jorge Bergoglio: His Life in His Own Words is a biography of Jorge Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis in 2013. Written by Sergio Rubin, it is the only biography of him that appeared before his election as Pope. It was initially published in Spanish with the name El Jesuita (Spanish: The Jesuit).
The Los Angeles Times suggested that, though a pope from Latin America was unlikely, with only 19 of 117 cardinal-electors being from Latin America, the region seeks more say in Vatican affairs as it has the world's largest Catholic population.
Pope Francis, the first Jesuit pope. In 2013, the Jesuit cardinal Jorge Bergoglio became Pope Francis. Before he became pope, he had been appointed a bishop when he was in "virtual estrangement from the Jesuits" since he was seen as "an enemy of liberation theology" and viewed by others as "still far too orthodox".
Hans Urs von Balthasar, 20th-century theologian, Jesuit from 1928 to 1950 when he left the order to found a new community with Adrienne von Speyr; Balthazar of Loyola, Moroccan prince who converted to Christianity and became a Jesuit priest; Cipriano Barace, Spanish missionary and martyr; Ignacio Martín-Baró, martyr in El Salvador
The film's dialogue is a reflection of profoundly different worldviews. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
Upon the pope's death, the cardinals of the Catholic Church who were in Rome met and set a date for the beginning of the conclave. Of the 117 eligible members of the College of Cardinals, those younger than 80 years of age at the time of the death of Pope John Paul II, all but two attended. After several days of private meetings attended by ...
Of the 115 attending cardinal electors, 4 were cardinal bishops, 81 were cardinal priests, and 30 were cardinal deacons; 48 had been created cardinals by Pope John Paul II and 67 by Pope Benedict XVI; 29 worked in the service of the Holy See (such as in the Roman Curia), 61 were in pastoral ministry outside Rome, and 25 had retired.