The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has come out to mourn the sad passing of Pope Francis. CAN chairman, Rev. John Hayab, recently had his say via a press statement, and Nigerians have been reacting.
According to him, the Pope’s demise is a moment of great grief for Catholics and Christians across the globe, and his reign definitely delivered applaudable progress and spiritual awakening among everyone who saw him as a leader.
He added that the deceased possessed a unique blend of humility, wisdom and empathy, and he’ll always be remembered for standing up for the poor.
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Pope Francis (Latin: Franciscus; Italian: Francesco; Spanish: Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 17 December 1936) is, as the bishop of Rome, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State.
Francis is the first Jesuit pope, the first from the Americas, the first from the Southern Hemisphere, and the first pope from outside Europe since the Syrian Gregory III, who reigned in the 8th century.
Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born on 17 December 1936 in Flores, a neighborhood of Buenos Aires. He was the eldest of five children of Mario José Bergoglio (1908–1959) and Regina María Sívori (1911–1981). Mario Bergoglio was an Italian immigrant accountant born in Portacomaro (Province of Asti) in Italy’s Piedmont region.
Regina Sívori was a housewife born in Buenos Aires to a family of northern Italian (Piedmontese-Genoese) origin.
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