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The Letter: A Message for our Earth. The Letter: A Message for our Earth is a 2022 documentary film presented by YouTube Originals, telling the story of the Laudato Si' encyclical by Pope Francis. The film was produced by Oscar-winning Off The Fence Productions and directed by Nicolas Brown, in partnership with the Laudato Si' Movement. [1]
Paul Francis Tompkins [1] (born September 12, 1968) [1] [2] [3] is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He is known for his work in television on such programs as Mr. Show with Bob and David, Real Time with Bill Maher, and Best Week Ever, [3] [4] [5] later renamed Best Week Ever with Paul F. Tompkins.
A conclave was convened on 12 March 2013 to elect a pope to succeed Benedict XVI, who had resigned on 28 February. 115 participating cardinal-electors gathered. On the fifth ballot, [1] the conclave elected Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, SJ, Archbishop of Buenos Aires. He took the pontifical name Francis.
Biden led the U.S. delegation at the papal inauguration of Pope Francis in March 2013; he accompanied the pope during the pontiff's visit to the United States in September 2015; and met him at a Vatican conference on cancer research in April 2016. [46] [47] Then-Vice President George H. W. Bush met Pope John Paul II on September 19, 1987 in ...
Pope Francis was born as Jorge Mario Bergoglio on 17 December 1936[17]in Flores,[18]a neighbourhoodof Buenos Aires.[17] He was the eldest[19]of five children of Mario José Bergoglio (1908–1959) and Regina María Sívori (1911–1981). Mario Bergoglio was an Italian immigrantaccountant[20]born in Portacomaro(Province of Asti) in Italy's ...
Produced by. Jason Hoffsetz. Dean Metcalf [3] Original release. March 7, 1983 [4] Website. bobandtom.com. The Bob & Tom Show is a syndicated US radio program established by Bob Kevoian and Tom Griswold at radio station WFBQ in Indianapolis, Indiana, March 7, 1983, and syndicated nationally since January 6, 1995.
Theology of Pope Francis. Pope Francis in Quito, Ecuador, in 2015. Elected on 13 March 2013, Francis is the first member of the Society of Jesus to be appointed pope and the first non-European to hold the office since the 8th century. [1] He described his papal name as pointing to what he wants to emulate in Saint Francis of Assisi: to have a ...
Francis' comments were widely reported in the popular press, becoming one of his most famous statements on LGBT people. [2] [3] [4] Welcoming the comments, LGBT group Gay Catholic Voice Ireland said "that this is the first time a pope has used the word 'gay', a word originating from within the LGBT community, rather than 'homosexual', a word originating from the medical profession". [30]