Magisterium
Francis
The documentary archive of the Pontifical Magisterium on the Neocatechumenal Way: speeches, audiences, letters and homilies from Saint Paul VI to today.
Biography
Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born in Buenos Aires (Argentina) on December 17, 1936.
On December 13, 1969, he received the priestly ordination from Archbishop Ramón José Castellano.
In 1998 he was appointed Archbishop of Buenos Aires and in 2001, St. John Paul II named him Cardinal.
In 2002 he declined the appointment as President of the Argentine Bishops' Conference, but three years later he is re-elected and later reconfirmed for another three years in 2008.
In 2005, he participated to the conclave in which Benedict XVI was elected.
On March 13, 2013 he was elected successor of Benedict XVI. He is the first Pope from the American continent and the first Spanish-speaking.
Documents
International gathering on the 50th anniversary of the Neocatechumenal Way. Address of the Holy Father Francis, May 5, 2018
Pastoral Visit of the Holy Father Francis to the Roman parish of San Pedro Damián, 05-21-2017
Address of the Holy Father Francis to the members of the Neocatechumenal movement, 03-18-2016
Audience of the sending of families and “Missio ad gentes” 3-6-2015
“Regina Coeli” of Pope Francis for the mission in the squares, May 11, 2014
Address of the Holy Father Francis to the representatives of the Neocatechumenal Way, 2-1-2014
«Regina Coeli» for the mission in the squares of Rome 4-7-2013
Year 2018
- 04-19-2018 Pope Francis will preside over an international gathering to celebrate 50 years of the Neocatechumenal Way
- 04-24-2018 The 25 communities that Pope Francis will send on mission on May 5 already have a destination.
- 05-04-2018 Kiko Argüello: “We are very grateful to Pope Francis for celebrating 50 years of the Way with us”
- 05-05-2018 International gathering on the 50th anniversary of the Neocatechumenal Way. Address of the Holy Father Francis, May 5, 2018
- 06-10-2018 Message from the Cardinal Vatican Secretary of State, Pietro Parolin, on behalf of Pope Francis on the occasion of the Symphonic-Catechetical Celebration “The Suffering of the Innocents” in Berlin
- 09-10-2018 Pope Francis surprises 800 seminarians of the Neocatechumenal Way: “Always look to the Lord!”
Year2019
- 01-09-2019 Kiko Argüello thanks Pope Francis for his 80th birthday wishes
- 03-27-2019 The Neocatechumenal Way according to Pope Francis: a blessing and hope for the demographic winter that crosses Europe
- 09-23-2019 Pope Francis encourages the Neocatechumenal Way to continue proclaiming the Gospel throughout the world