The Sisters of the Visitation join with the faithful around the world in offering profound prayers of gratitude for our newly elected Holy Father, Pope Francis 1.

We are particularly happy to share the excitement of this election with our Visitandine Sisters in Argentina! May our Sisters in Pilar (near Buenos Aires,our Holy Father’s recent Bishopric) and our Sisters of Rio Cuarto be assured of our sisterly affection for them in our bond of perfection.

Our Sisters have shared with us that as Cardinal of Buenos Aires, Archbishop Bergoglio visited their Monastery, giving Conferences, sending little gifts and even helping them move furniture! Very close to him, Visitandines are committed to praying for our new Holy Father.

Note that our Pope Francis was elected on the 150th anniversary of the Guard of Honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus! And Jesuits, through St. Claude Colombiere, have a special role in promoting the love of the Sacred Heart!

Here are some articles from the magazine 30 Days, of, by or about our Holy Father Francis,  as Cardinal Archbishop of Buenos Aires:

  1. My friend Don Giacomo
    by Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglion° 5/2012
  2. “Jesus will give us strength. Not you, but Him in you”
    by Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglion° 1/2012
  3. Closeness and compassion
    by Gianni Valenten° 6/2011
  4. “Grant what You command”
    by Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglion° 12/2009
  5. We are not owners of the gifts of the Lord
    Interview with Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio by Gianni Valenten° 8/2009
  6. “They are priests who pray and work”
    Interview with Cardinal Jorge Maria Bergoglio by Gianni Valenten° 4/2009
  7. The friends of Father Bergoglio
    by Gianni Valenten° 8/2008
  8. Carlos Mugica, priest
    by Gianni Valenten° 8/2008
  9. What I would have said at the Consistory
    Interview with Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio by Sefania Falascan° 11/2007