A decade of missionary zeal along paths of mercy and peace

Ten years have passed since 13 March 2013, the day Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected to the See of Peter. Pope Francis’ pontificate has been marked by a passion for evangelisation and a constant journey to reform the Church to make her more missionary. A decade during which time has taken on two different dimensions: the progressive one, to initiate processes, and the circular one, to go out to meet others and return enriched in thought and heart. “Time is greater than space”: this statement by Pope Francis, contained in his first Apostolic Exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium, encapsulates the ten years that have passed since the beginning of his pontificate. In fact, for Jorge Mario Bergoglio — the first Jesuit Pope, the first native of Latin America, the first to choose the name Francis and, in modern times, to be elected after his ...