Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Meet Pope Francis (for kids and their parents)

Parents: I have written a short biography of Pope Francis for children. Scroll down to find definitions of vocabulary words, links, downloads, and other teaching ideas. 

"Habemus Papam!" the protodeacon announced to the waiting crowd in St. Peter's Square on March 13, 2013. "We have a pope! The most eminent and most reverend Lord, Lord Jorge Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church Bergoglio, Who takes for himself the name of Francis."

The people cheered when they heard the new pope would be Pope Francis. But they also asked themselves, Who is Cardinal Bergoglio? Where is he from? What kind of pope will he be?
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3 comments:

  1. Sorry about the link! I think I'm doing these posts too late at night. I forgot to push the "schedule" button to have it automatically go up this morning! Sorry. It's up now.

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  2. Hi Connie, such a great blog! I like it very much. About my "Pope Francis Illustration" - a little bit of promotion is always good :-) You can of course use the picture, maybe you can put a link to the portrait?
    Anyway I am glad I can be a part of your homeschooling... Blessed! S.

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  3. Thanks, Sonja. Sorry I didn't read this sooner. I'll add it now.

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