February 21, 2001, Pope Bergoglio becomes cardinal

It was February 21, 2001, when Pope John Paul II in his homily stressed that it was a special day for the universal Church, because it welcomed forty-four new cardinals. Let's find out who was among these new proposals: Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the archbishop of Buenos Aries, who received the purple in 2001.

Who is Mario Bergoglio the future Pope Francis?

But let's take a step back, what did the new cardinal who became pontiff on March 13, 2013 do before? Born in 1936, born in Buenos Aires, of Italian origin, and has been archbishop since 1998 in the same city where he was born. Bergoglio, immediately adopted his way of life, that is the choice of living in the Argentine countryside with the poor. In the consistory of February 21, 1992 the Holy Polish pope created him cardinal, meanwhile in 2005, he participated in the conclave where Benedict XVI was elected

The archbishop he immediately thinks of a missionary project to spread the word God focusing on 4 fundamental aspects: open and fraternal communities, assistance to the poor and the sick, invites lay priests to all work together, evangelizes every inhabitant. His work began by claiming that we never forget the weakest, those who suffer and the elderly and children, those who are fragile because they are on the periphery of our heart. Referring to the family, he argued that those who work must have time to be with the family, have fun, read, listen to music, and play sports, otherwise life becomes slavery.

Prayer of the faithful"Or I'm weak I need your help, your comfort, please bless all the people,
to my friends, my family, me too. Send the holy light,
God's light to illuminate our souls, our minds,
our thoughts ... who can I turn to if not you?
I know that you always intercede with the Lord for all souls who are in a negative period, who has an illness or a disappointment, an earthly or spiritual despondency, you are there close to that soul that longs for help in its suffering ”. AMEN