Pope Francis will be eighty-four years old on Thursday, December 17. We encourage you to make Pope Francis your main prayer intention on this day. Here is a prayer you may wish to use.
Share information about Pope Francis with children provided by the Archdiocese of Washington.
The Vatican has created email addresses for well-wishers to leave birthday messages for the Pope:
- PopeFrancis80@vatican.va (English)
- PapaFrancisco80@vatican.va (Spanish/Portuguese)
You may also wish him a Happy Birthday using social media:
- TWITTER: Tag Pope Francis using his handle @Pontifex.
- INSTAGRAM: Use his handle @Franciscus.
Image credit: ServizioFotograficoOR/CPP/CIRIC (photo from pre-pandemic 2017)
