“Our Pope” is the title of the film that is coming out these days to coincide with the birthday of Pope Francesco. In fact on December 17th Jorge Bergoglio, elected pope in 2013 with the name of Francis, he celebrates his 83 years. "Our Pope" is a documentary film directed by director Marco Spagnoli and based on the homonymous book-biography by Tiziana Lupi.
A film to tell the life of an emigrant who went up to the Throne of Peter
In the director's notes it is highlighted that Francesco “is a man who for commitment and dedication deserves boundless admiration for his simplicity and his determination to change the state of things. A Pope for the poor but also for the humble, the offended, the little ones, the weak, the men and women who do not enjoy the protection of anything or anyone ”. The film is a co-production between Italy and Argentina made by Mario Rossini for Red Film and Antonio Cervi for Lazos de Sangre, in collaboration with Rai Cinema. The filmed work is distributed by Istituto Luce-Cinecittà which will bring it to the big screens of the major Italian cities on 16 and 17 December.
A film about the pope from the end of the world
The filmed work makes use of archival materials from the Istituto Luce, those from the Vatican archives and also those of the Ansaldo Foundation. Historical documents that alternate with the story of the journalist Massimo Minella, an expert in the history of migration fromItaly to Argentina between the XNUMXth and XNUMXth centuries.
The film is also characterized by the interpretation of the actor Iago Garcia who plays the young Bergoglio in the places where Pope Francis lived. Therefore "Our Pope" traces the history of the Bergoglio family starting from its Italian roots being originally from Piemonte.
Pope Francis and his 50 years of priesthood
Just a few days ago Pope Francis celebrated his 'golden anniversary' with the priesthood. Fifty years of episcopal ministry of which 27 as bishop and almost 7 as Vicar of Christ on earth. Jorge Bergoglio was ordained a priest on 13 December 1969 by the then archbishop of Cordoba, Ramón José Castellano. Francis is the fifth pontiff to reach the milestone of half a century of priesthood after Pius XI, Pius XII, Paul VI and John Paul II.
The philatelic cancellations
To celebrate this extraordinary anniversary, the Vatican City State has issued a special philatelic series that reproduces two paintings by the artist Raul Berzosa. On the first stamp, next to the image of Bergoglio, there is that of the Madonna untying the knots, discovered during a trip to Germany and which has become the object of great veneration in Buenos Aires.
In the background, the church of San José in the Argentine capital. On the second stamp, the pontiff is portrayed in the background of the Basilica of Saint Peter. Alongside him is the image of the merciful Jesus, which recalls the motto of the pontificate“Miserando atque eligendo”.
Pope Francis in Greccio to pay homage to the first nativity scene in history
In recent days, Pope Francis went to Greccio where the first nativity scene in history was born, wanted by San Francesco d'Assisi. For this particular occasion, the pontiff wrote the Apostolic Letter "Admirable sign”On the meaning and value of the representation of the Nativity. "The nativity scene is like a living Gospel, which overflows from the pages of Sacred Scripture - the Pope writes - With this Letter I would like to support the beautiful tradition of our families who, in the days preceding Christmas, prepare the nativity scene. As well as the custom of setting it up in workplaces, schools, hospitals, prisons, squares.
It is truly an exercise in creative imagination, which uses the most disparate materials to create small masterpieces of beauty. I hope - the pontiff remarked - that this practice will never fail; indeed, I hope that, where it had fallen into disuse, it can be rediscovered and revitalized ".
(Photo Facebook Pope Francis I - Jorge Mario Bergoglio)
