Pope Francis Celebrates 1st Anniversary as Pontiff
Pope Francis has no special plans to mark his first anniversary as pontiff on Thursday, Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said.
The pope is on a Lenten retreat that started on Sunday with members of the Curia in Ariccia, near Rome, the Vatican spokesman said.
The 77-year-old Francis, who was elected the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church on March 13, 2013, broke his silence with a Twitter post asking the faithful to pray for him.
Francis remains extremely popular, especially in his native Argentina, where poll results released Thursday show that 93 percent of respondents have a positive view of the pontiff.
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the former archbishop of Buenos Aires – who was born on Dec. 17, 1936, in that city to Italian immigrants – succeeded Pope Benedict XVI.
Benedict XVI resigned in February 2013, citing age and declining health.
Published in Latino Daily News
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