Francis

Biography ▸

266th Pope of the Catholic Church

Beginning Pontificate	13,19.III.2013
End Pontificate	21.IV.2025
Secular Name	Jorge Mario Bergoglio
Birth	Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Website	https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en.html

Documents▸

Francis

Letters 2021

Letter of His Holiness Pope Francis to Married Couples for the “Amoris Laetitia Family” Year, 2021-2022 (26 December 2021)

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Chirograph of the Holy Father Francis on the institution of the Fratelli tutti Foundation (8 December 2021)

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Letter of the Holy Father to the Catholics of Scotland (9 November 2021)

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Letter of the Holy Father to mark the 30th anniversary of the International Forum of Catholic Action (9 November 2021)

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Letter to the Holy Father’s Special Envoy at the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Pro Petri Association [Brussels, 27 November 2021] (29 October2021)

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Letter of the Holy Father to the Special Delegate to the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta (SMOM) (25 October 2021)

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Letter of the Holy Father Francis to His Holiness Bartholomew on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of his election as Archbishop of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch (22 October 2021)

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Letter of the Holy Father Francis to the Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical Lateran University for the institution of the study cycle on “Care of our Common Home and the protection of Creation”, and of the UNESCO Chair “On Futures of Education for Sustainability” (7 October 2021)

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Letter of the Holy Father (30 September 2021)

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Chirograph of the Holy Father for the institution of the Foundation for Catholic Health Care (29 September 2021)

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Letter of the Holy Father conceding ‘Ecclesiastica Communio’ to the Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians (23 September 2021)

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Letter of the Holy Father to the Papal Legate for the Fifth Centenary of the Coronation of the Black Madonna of Oropa (Shrine of the diocese of Biella, 29 August 2021) (5 August 2021)

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Letter of the Holy Father to the Bishops of the whole world, that accompanies the Apostolic Letter Motu Proprio data “Traditionis custodes” (16 July 2021)

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Letter signed by the Holy Father to the major archbishop and bishops of the Synod of the Syro-Malabar Church (3 July 2021)

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Letter of His Holiness Pope Francis to the Catholic Patriarchs of the Middle East (27 June 2021)

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Letter of the Holy Father to the Papal Legate to preside at the Eucharistic celebration for the 1300th anniversary of the death of Saint Odilia (Sainte Odile), patroness of Alsace (21 June 2021)

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Letter of His Holiness Pope Francis to the Cardinal Reinhard Marx (10 June 2021)

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Letter of His Holiness Pope Francis on the occasion of the Jubilee proclaimed to mark 900 years since the foundation of the abbey of Premontré, France (6 June 2021)

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Letter of His Holiness Pope Francis to Brother Gerard Francisco Timoner, O.P., Master General of the Order of Preachers for the VIII Centenary of the Death of Saint Dominic of Caleruega (24 May 2021)

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Letter of His Holiness Pope Francis on the occasion of the online Conference Building Fraternity, Defending Justice. Challenges and Opportunities for Insular Peoples, 21 May 2021

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Chirograph of the Holy Father Francis on the regarding the provision that the Venerable Servant of God José Gregorio Hernández Cisneros be Co-Patron of the Peace Sciences Study Cycle at the Pontifical Lateran University (26 April 2021)

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Letter of the Holy Father to mark the Ibero-American Conference of Heads of State and Governments (21 April 2021)

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Letter of the Holy Father to the participants in the 2021 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund (4 April 2021)

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Letter of the Holy Father to the Cardinal Vicar for the diocese of Rome for the cultural valorisation of the Lateran Palace (20 February 2021)

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Letter of the Holy Father to the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith regarding access of women to the ministries of Lector and Acolyte (10 January 2021)

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The Holy See

Francis

Letters 2021

Letter of His Holiness Pope Francis to Married Couples for the “Amoris Laetitia Family” Year, 2021-2022 (26 December 2021)

Chirograph of the Holy Father Francis on the institution of the Fratelli tutti Foundation (8 December 2021)

Letter of the Holy Father to the Catholics of Scotland (9 November 2021)

Letter of the Holy Father to mark the 30th anniversary of the International Forum of Catholic Action (9 November 2021)

Letter to the Holy Father’s Special Envoy at the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Pro Petri Association [Brussels, 27 November 2021] (29 October2021)

Letter of the Holy Father to the Special Delegate to the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta (SMOM) (25 October 2021)

Letter of the Holy Father Francis to His Holiness Bartholomew on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of his election as Archbishop of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch (22 October 2021)

Letter of the Holy Father Francis to the Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical Lateran University for the institution of the study cycle on “Care of our Common Home and the protection of Creation”, and of the UNESCO Chair “On Futures of Education for Sustainability” (7 October 2021)

Letter of the Holy Father (30 September 2021)

Chirograph of the Holy Father for the institution of the Foundation for Catholic Health Care (29 September 2021)

Letter of the Holy Father conceding ‘Ecclesiastica Communio’ to the Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians (23 September 2021)

Letter of the Holy Father to the Papal Legate for the Fifth Centenary of the Coronation of the Black Madonna of Oropa (Shrine of the diocese of Biella, 29 August 2021) (5 August 2021)

Letter of the Holy Father to the Bishops of the whole world, that accompanies the Apostolic Letter Motu Proprio data “Traditionis custodes” (16 July 2021)

Letter signed by the Holy Father to the major archbishop and bishops of the Synod of the Syro-Malabar Church (3 July 2021)

Letter of His Holiness Pope Francis to the Catholic Patriarchs of the Middle East (27 June 2021)

Letter of the Holy Father to the Papal Legate to preside at the Eucharistic celebration for the 1300th anniversary of the death of Saint Odilia (Sainte Odile), patroness of Alsace (21 June 2021)

Letter of His Holiness Pope Francis to the Cardinal Reinhard Marx (10 June 2021)

Letter of His Holiness Pope Francis on the occasion of the Jubilee proclaimed to mark 900 years since the foundation of the abbey of Premontré, France (6 June 2021)

Letter of His Holiness Pope Francis to Brother Gerard Francisco Timoner, O.P., Master General of the Order of Preachers for the VIII Centenary of the Death of Saint Dominic of Caleruega (24 May 2021)

Letter of His Holiness Pope Francis on the occasion of the online Conference Building Fraternity, Defending Justice. Challenges and Opportunities for Insular Peoples, 21 May 2021

Chirograph of the Holy Father Francis on the regarding the provision that the Venerable Servant of God José Gregorio Hernández Cisneros be Co-Patron of the Peace Sciences Study Cycle at the Pontifical Lateran University (26 April 2021)

Letter of the Holy Father to mark the Ibero-American Conference of Heads of State and Governments (21 April 2021)

Letter of the Holy Father to the participants in the 2021 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund (4 April 2021)

Letter of the Holy Father to the Cardinal Vicar for the diocese of Rome for the cultural valorisation of the Lateran Palace (20 February 2021)

Letter of the Holy Father to the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith regarding access of women to the ministries of Lector and Acolyte (10 January 2021)