March 13, 2014
First Anniversary of the Election of His
Holiness Pope Francis
To mark the first anniversary of the election
of Pope Francis, the Vatican internet office has produced an online book with
photographs and phrases taken from his speeches over the past 12 months.
Available on the Vatican website, the virtual publication is entitled “Do we want to become holy? Yes or no?”, a question Pope Francis posed to the crowds gathered for his Angelus address in Saint Peter’s Square in February. The 70 page booklet shows colour photos of the Pope with many of his characteristic expressions and gestures, embracing pilgrims, greeting crowds or interacting with young people. Each photo is accompanied by a short quote taken from one of his homilies or speeches over the past year since his election on the evening of March 13, 2013. By clicking on the link below each quote, you can access the full text, together with a wealth of further links to photo galleries plus audio and video of the event itself.
To view the online book,
please visit:
For more information,
please visit:
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Where were you and what were you doing one year
ago today?
I was in the Holy Land with a group of first-time
pilgrims from the USA. Initially watching
the news reports from Saint Peter’s Square on the television in my hotel room I
then joined a dear friend, habibi, who lives in Jerusalem and we watched
on a large screen in the hotel lobby with a group of Italian pilgrims. Our joy matched that of the throngs of people
in the Square as we held our collective breath to see who would walk onto the
balcony. How quickly we loved the humble
man wearing white who asked for our prayers and blessing before he gave us his
blessing!
And the blessings have multiplied countless
times over the past year!
God bless you, Holy Father, as you bless us!
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