Dozens of children, their parents and the clinic volunteers anticipated Pope Francis’ 82nd birthday, singing for him and giving him a large cake Dec. 16. His birthday was the next day.
Pope celebrates his birthday with clients of Vatican pediatric clinic
U.S. humanitarian group urges Catholics to say rosary on pope’s birthday
No Greater Love, a Washington-based humanitarian organization, is asking Catholics everywhere to offer Pope Francis a spiritual bouquet by praying the joyful mysteries of the rosary on his 80th birthday, Dec. 17.
Vatican sets up emails, hashtag to send pope birthday greetings
Even though Pope Francis was planning a “normal” workday for his birthday, well-wishers can help brighten it up with special tweets and emails.