The Catholic Church across Yorkshire's historic West Riding since 1878

The Catholic Church across Yorkshire's historic West Riding since 1878

10 Years of Pope Francis’ Pontificate – 13 March 2023

Monday 13 March 2023 marks the tenth anniversary of the election of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, as Supreme Pontiff.

The first Pope of the Americas, and the first Jesuit Pope he also became the first Pope to take the name Francis.

To follow events taking place to mark the anniversary follow this link to the Vatican News website: https://www.vaticannews.va/en.html

Closer to home, on BBC Radio 4 there will be a special edition of the Sunday programme starting at 7.10am on Sunday morning, 12 March. This will include an interview with Cardinal Roche, reflecting on Pope Francis’ ten years in office.. The programme’s website can be found at https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qnbd

Ad Multos Annos!

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