The Death of Jesus

The Story of St. Patrick

HABEMUS PAPEM - WE HAVE A POPE

Pope Francis is the 266th Pope since St. Peter. He has a long list of titles, which give a clue to his responsibilities. Below is a list of Pope Francis’ titles: 

	Pope = from ‘Papa’ or ‘Father’.
Bishop of Rome	Bishop = a senior priest chosen to look after the clergy and laity of a Diocese (pronounced diosiss) on behalf of the Pope. The Diocese is also known as the See (seat) of a Bishop.
Vicar of Christ	Vicar = substitute (Christ’s representative on earth).
Successor of St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles
Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church	Pontiff = from the Latin word ‘pons’ meaning ‘bridge’ (between Christ and his people).
Patriarch of the West	Patriarch = from the Latin word ‘Patris’ meaning ‘Father’ – his responsibilities extend over a much larger area than a Diocese, sometimes including several countries.
Primate of Italy	Primate = the most senior Bishop of a country – usually called Cardinal.
Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Province of Rome	Archbishop = a Bishop who looks after a Diocese or See of special importance.
	Metropolitan = like an Archbishop but in the Eastern Catholic Church. Rome is where East and West meet.
Sovereign of the State of the Vatican City	Sovereign = Ruler, King, Monarch.
	Vatican City = The Vatican City is a country in its own right even though it is very small (about 2km square). In the political world community it operates like any other state.
Servant of the Servants of God

Live streaming from St. Peter's

Here is a link to a live stream from St. Peter's Basilica in Rome - some of your R.E. teachers will show this live in class until the new Pope has been elected. Happy watching ;)

Live streaming from St. Peter's

Pope Resources

Who will be the new Pope???

Lenten Promises 2013

Congratulations to all those girls who have undertaken the weekly Lenten Promise Challenge. The class Lenten Promise charts are starting to fill in nicely. A special 'Well done' to those who have only recently joined the Lenten Promises challenge and the best of luck to you!