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24/07/2015

Papa Francesco from Italy!




Wonderful Ellis sent me a postcard with Papa Francesco! She has been living in Italy for 12 years now because she has an Italian man. She is from Holland. Sometimes Ellis misses her Amsterdam but she lives close to Venice now so she is not complaining!
Boot-shaped Italy is a country in Southeastern Europe. The population is about 60,340,328. The capital is Rome. Official language is Italian. Together with Greece, it is known as the birthplace of Western culture (Rome was founded in 753 BC). High art and monuments are found everywhere around the country. It is also famous worldwide for its delicious cuisine, trendy fashion industry, luxury sports cars and motorcycles, diverse regional cultures and dialects, as well as for its beautiful coast, alpine lakes and mountain ranges (the Alps and Apennines). No wonder it is often nicknamed the Bel Paese (the Beautiful Country). There are two small independent states within Italy: the Vatican City in Rome, and the Republic of San Marino. 
Pope Francis (Papa Francesco) is the 266th and current Pope of the Catholic Church. Francis is the first Jesuit pope, the first from the Americas, the first from the Southern Hemisphere and the first non-European pope since the Syrian Gregory III in 741. Throughout his public life, Pope Francis has been noted for his humility, his concern for the poor and his commitment to interfaith dialogue. He maintains that the Church should be more open and welcoming.
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Thanks a lot for the postcard, Ellis!

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