Category: Pope Francis
One of our favorite saints here at the Catholic Playground has always been Mother Teresa of Kolkata. When the pope announced her canonization date (September 4, 2016), we immediately went to the drawing board- literally! 😉 After a few months of learning more about her life and putting it all into coloring pages and worksheets, weRead more
The Catholic Church has a new pope! The former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as the Church’s 266th pope on March 13th. Though he comes from the South American country of Argentina, he was born to Italian parents in 1936. Just 33 years later, he became a Jesuit priest. Pope Francis is the firstRead more