President Mauricio Macri welcomed Pope Francis on the occasion of the sixth anniversary of his pontificate

President Mauricio Macri welcomed Pope Francis on Wednesday for the new anniversary of his pontificate. "May his work continue to be a source of example and hope in the world", he wished the president in a message through social networks.

The Argentine Episcopal Conference (CEA) also emphasized the figure of Francisco as "world reference" who approached the "more diverse interlocutors", as well as "austerity" and his "option for the poorest"and noted that he has in front "Great challenges, like the painful drama of abuse".

Hundreds of Argentinean bishops gathered in plenary session in Pilar said in a document titled "Francisco:" You're Pedro ", published on the occasion of the sixth anniversary of the year. election of Pope Jorge Bergoglio, celebrated on Wednesday. .

"Today, March 13, we celebrate the sixth anniversary of the election of Pope Francis and it is an opportunity to give thanks to God for what he has given us. in him. Talking about the Pope, after Jesus and the Virgin, touches the spinal cord of the Catholic pilgrim church. The bishops will soon be in Rome for the traditional visit. In our Jorge Bergoglio, we will go to see Pedro", the text begins.

The bishops mentioned the next ad limina visit that all the prelates will take to the Vatican, divided into three groups, between April 28 and May 18.

This is the first time, since Jorge Bergoglio is pope, that all Argentine bishops will go to see Francisco together, to present him a detailed report on the situation of the Church and the country.

"At our next meeting with him, we will propose again that he does not deprive himself of the joy of visiting us.", said the bishops in today 's message, evoking the late visit of the pope to Argentina.

Finally, the Argentine bishops recalled his wrongs, his good humor, his spark and his results that identify him, by inventing words or phrases each time. "Francisco knows how to innovate boldly without neglecting respect for people", they emphasized and emphasized their"option for the poorest"which is reflected in"various works of mercy as in cordial lunches with the poor of Rome; or go to prisons, reeducation houses and so many existential peripheries, which are a priority in their missionary journeys"

Thus, on March 13, the Sovereign Pontiff began his seventh mandate at the head of the Catholic Church under the number 266 of the Pope. The date finds it, again, in his clbadical spiritual exercises in Ariccia, in the periphery. Roman

While detractors of the conservative sectors are taking advantage of the global crisis to multiply their attacks, the pontiff is out of the wall, the most esteemed leader on the planet, according to the Annual Global Gallup International Survey organized in 57 countries and published in early February. .