Faith Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:40:05 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Pope marks 80th birthday with charitable giving to Rome's poor /faith/item/23898-pope-marks-80th-birthday-with-charitable-giving-to-rome-s-poor /faith/item/23898-pope-marks-80th-birthday-with-charitable-giving-to-rome-s-poor

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis kicked off his 80th birthday by having breakfast with a group of homeless from around St. PeteröÏÓãÊÓƵapp and inviting them to Mass – but his giving didn’t stop there.

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VATICAN CITY – The Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI sent birthday greetings to Pope Francis on Saturday, Francis’ eightieth birthday.

]]> cna-ewtn@catholicregister.org (CNA/EWTN News) Vatican Mon, 19 Dec 2016 07:30:00 -0500 Welcome to the club: Cardinal-elders talk about Pope's 80th birthday /faith/item/23687-welcome-to-the-club-cardinal-elders-talk-about-pope-s-80th-birthday /faith/item/23687-welcome-to-the-club-cardinal-elders-talk-about-pope-s-80th-birthday

VATICAN CITY – Three years ago Pope Francis described retired Pope Benedict XVI as being like a wise grandfather, although there is less than 10 years' difference in their ages; today, Pope Francis tends to include himself in the category of grandfatherly figures.

]]> cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) Vatican Sun, 27 Nov 2016 06:00:00 -0500