Pope Francis Always Wants To Be Close And Greet The People

Pope Francis in Slovakia. (Source: Vatican Media via slmedia.org)

JAKARTA - Pope Francis has always been enthusiastic and enjoys togetherness with the people, Vatican media Vatican Vatican Vatican Vatican Vatican Vatican News said in Monday's article shortly after the leader of the world Catholic Church and the Vatican Chief of State was announced dead.

"Dear brothers and sisters, with deep sadness I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis," Cardinal Kevin Farrell announced on the Vatican TV channel.

"At 7:35 this morning the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to Father's house," the announcement continued.

Born on December 17, 1936, Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected Pope on March 13, 2013, surprising many church observers, known for their concern for the poor.

Vatican News wrote that Pope Francis likes to gather with other people, greet and talk with the people for a moment.

Pope Francis has weekly General Audience every Wednesday morning. While on Sunday, he appeared in the window of his office at the Vatican Apostulic Palace during the day praying for Angelus. Although his physical distance is far from St. Peter's Square below, Pope Francis will wave warmly and greet many groups of Catholics who visit.

His desire to be close to others prompted him to perform 47 Apostolic Travels, visiting almost every corner of the earth.

Last year, Pope Francis visited Indonesia. Among his activities while in the country, apart from the Grand Mass at SUGBK Senayan and meeting with President Joko Widodo, Pope Francis also visited the Jakarta Istiqlal Mosque and saw the Gathering Tunnel connecting the Istiqlal Mosque with the Cathedral Church.

The Pope's love and desire to be close to people was felt when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, forcing everyone to put physical restrictions on it.

"In some ways, the pandemic is like the Popes in the late 19th and early 20th centuries who were practically imprisoned after being elected because the Vatican has not become a city-state," Vatican News wrote.

However, in another sense, the Argentine whale refuses to be chains behind the Leonine Wall in the Vatican City State. He uses modern means of communication to reach believers when they are in their own homes.

Every morning, at 06.00, Pope Francis celebrates Masses in a chapel at his residence in Casa Santa Marta, which is broadcast worldwide via social media, television, and radio by the Communications Cabinet (Vaccitan News' parent organization).

Every time, he prays for different groups of people affected in various ways by the coronavirus, ranging from nurses, health professionals, to teachers and inmates.

As Catholics in the Philippines complete lunches and believers in California get ready to sleep, the Pope will reach homes of millions of people and remind them they are not alone, no matter how afraid they are.

Then, on March 27, 2020, he carried out an unprecedented Statio Orbis, standing alone in St. Peter's empty and rainy Square. While holding a monstran with Saqremist, the Pope blesss the whole world.

Gradually, people resumed their outdoor activities, and the Pope began holding weekly General Audience, as well as his personal audience with various groups.

The crowd has returned to the usual scene in Rome, and the months of maintaining physical distancing have prompted Pope Francis to look for people with greater determination.

In addition to the head of state who makes routine visits to the Vatican, many celebrities come to see the Pope from various parts of the world and share laughter or shaking hands with him.

He boxed a shadow with Sylvester Stallone, joking with the Rocky star that his three daughters reminded him of Maria's Third from the Bible Age. In addition, Pope Francis also held hands with Arnold Schwartzenegger, the statusist ofTEN, who thanked the Pope for his advocacy for the maintenance of creation and the environment.

Recently, a group of comedians from around the world appeared before the Pope, and he reminded them that joy and laughter can raise enthusiasm and ease tensions.

However, it was contact with ordinary people who really gave Pope Francis the energy to lead the Catholic Church for 12 years.

As he got off the Pope's car and got on stage at the General Audience, the Pope almost always stopped greeting Vatican employees who would read out summarys and greetings in various languages, so that his words could be understood by everyone in St. Peter's Square or Paulus' Hall VI.

Even in that brief conversation, he would ask about their sick parents, wondering if the newlyweds really came back to work after their honeymoon.

In all these moments, some light and others solemn, the late Pope Francis paid great attention to the lives of the people he met, never forgetting his advice to all Imams to be "herds of the smell of sheep."