Sunday, April 28, 2013

A visit (with pictures) to Pope Francis' old apartment in Buenos Aires

ARGENTINA - LEBANON The pope of the poor: visiting Card Bergoglio's flat in Buenos Aires - Asia News"A man drunk with God", the title (from the French) of the classic biography of Saint Sharbel by Fr Paul Daher, spontaneously comes to mind when listening to those who were close to Pope Francis when he was still the archbishop of Buenos Aires.
We are in the Archbishop's Palace in the Argentine capital. Thanks to a special concession and led by Episcopal Vicar Mgr Joaquin Succunza, the Maronite Patriarch, Card Beshara Rai (pictured), was able to visit the flat where the former archbishop lived: his bedroom, private chapel and office. Télé-Lumière, a Lebanese Christian TV network, was allowed to tape this exclusive visit.