A Shepherd for the Poor and Humble Beginnings Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in 1936 to Italian-immigrant parents in Argentina, Pope Francis’s life has been marked by simplicity and solidarity with the ...

1, the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, and concludes Oct. 4, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of ecology. (CNS/Courtesy of Seasonofcreation.org) "Seeds of Peace and ...