Look back at the past five years and learn more about our Holy Father.
Pope Francis
Meeting nurses, pope pays tribute to one who saved his life+
'Never forget the "medicine of caresses...A caress, a smile, is full of meaning for one who is sick.'
Pope arrives in Bangladesh, praises country’s welcome of refugees+
Pope Francis pleaded with the international community to assist Bangladesh helping refugees and helping to resolve the crisis in Myanmar that led them to flee.
Pope says Fatima visit is pilgrimage of peace and hope+
Prayer illuminates one's eyes to know how to see others as God sees them, to love them as he loves them.
Risen Christ calls all to follow him on path to life, pope says+
"I don't know how this will end, but I know Christ has risen."
Don’t treat confessional like a dry cleaners, pope says+
If the Lord has forgiven me so much, who am I to not forgive?
Joy in tribulation is mark of a true Christian, pope says+
While he assures his disciples that those who have given up everything for the sake of the Gospel will be rewarded a hundredfold, Jesus also says those who follow him will endure persecution.
Pope advises talking less, listening more to counteract vitriol+
The tendency to de-personalize others, which starts in one's own heart, at home, grows and grows and it will become violence worldwide.
Pope Francis: God gives us our identity as His children+
Whether they resemble their father a lot or just a little bit, they are still his children.
Vatican Letter: Pope sees God of surprises at work in 2016+
Pope Francis described 2016 as a "packed year," one full of initiatives that helped Catholics "see and touch with their hands the fruits of the mercy of God."
