Happy birthday to Pope Francis who blows out 85 candles today. As is well known, the pontiff was born in Buenos Aires to a family of Italian emigrants from Piedmont; region where relatives of the Holy Father still live. For his birthday, the Pope wrote on his Twitter account a reflection on Christmas, which is now upon us. “The symbols of Christmas, especially the nativity scene and the decorated tree, bring us back to the certainty that fills our hearts with peace, to the joy of the Incarnation. To God - the Pope asserts - who becomes familiar to us. Live with us, rhythm of hope in our days ".
Happy birthday Pope Francis
Like every year, greetings to the Holy Father arrive from all over the world. To express their esteem and gratitude are the powerful of the earth, heads of state, representatives of international organizations. But there is no lack of many certificates of affection and closeness from simple people. And of course, gifts of all kinds cannot be missing. Generally the most precious gifts, economically or artistically, are destined for the Vatican museums, the library or the sacristies of the churches. Sometimes these gifts are destined to be resold and the proceeds are always donated to charitable works.
How to contact the Holy Father
Who wants to send a greeting message to Papa Francesco you can easily write to him or make him a beautiful drawing, a painting or some other similar work. The personalized gift can be wrapped and sent to the postal address His Holiness Francis, Casa Santa Marta, 00120 Vatican City. In addition, Francesco also has a Twitter account (@pontifex_it) where millions of people contact him directly, both to send him good wishes and to rely on his prayers.
And, again, those who want to send an email to the Holy Father can use the addresses in different languages that have been created. The Italian mail is [email protected]. A very beautiful and meaningful message addressed to him on Twitter today by some young patients of the Bambin Gesù hospital in Rome. "You are the father of all of us" writes Luca while Sofia gives him "little cars and a kiss".
