Pope Francis
50 years of service
Four days before Pope Francis celebrates his 83rd birthday on 17 December 2019, Pope Francis will celebrate 50 years as a priest on 13 December 2019.
To mark the occasion, the Vatican’s Philatelic and Numismatic Office has issued two stamps which reproduce two paintings made by Spanish painter Raul Berzosa. One shows Francis as a young man and the other shows Francis as the Pope.
Let us pray for all the pastors of the Church, that they might guide the flock entrusted to them with the same firmness and tenderness of the Good Shepherd.
Pope Francis, 4 December 2019
