Pope Francis: The People’s Pope
So, Pope Francis stopped for about two months, and then, of course, he’s back to his old habits. So, he still does cold calling.
Christopher Buck: Father Collins, You’ve been most gracious with your time. We’ve run over quite a bit. But, I’ve got one last question that’s kind of fun. You know, in your time and as a church historian what action or comment of Pope Francis is your favorite “Popeism”?
Father Collins: Oh, my gosh. Oh, wow. Okay. I think – that’s a hard one. There’s too many. But, one funny one I remember, on the first Sunday when he was elected, and he went to the local parish church to say mass, and when he walked in, he discovered that there were so many Argentinians there. And he said, I thought this was an Italian parish church .He said, don’t you guys worry. He said, you got in somehow. He said, I’m not surprised how the Argentinians got in. But, he said you’re all Christians for the day. I thought that was really nice. I liked that one.
Christopher Buck: Oh, that’s fabulous. Father Collins, thank you so very much for graciously taking our questions today.
Father Collins: Thanks so much, Christopher. I really enjoyed that.
About the Photographer
Rodolfo Felici is a fifth generation photographer at Fotografia Felici (www.fotografiafelici.com), the family-run photographic studio founded by Giuseppe Felici in Rome in 1863. A trained architect, he has worked as a photographer in the Vatican since 1999, together with his father, Giuseppe, and other members of the family. Fotografia Felici is one of two studios that shares the privilege of photographing Papal events in the Vatican. With a history of more than 150 years, it is one of the oldest remaining studios run by the same family.
Photographs from Rodolfo Felici reproduced by permission of DK, a division of Penguin Random House, from
Pope Francis: A Photographic Portrait of the People’s Pope © 2015 by Father Michael Collins.
