6 documentaries about Pope Francis in streaming

After the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, the interest in his life has triggered even on streaming platforms. If you want to learn more about your life and impact, these six documentaries that you can find on platforms on the different platforms reveal facets of who was the first Latin American.

1. Francisco, everyone’s pope

This 2013 documentary offers a deep look at the life and thought of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the first Jesuit and Latin American Pope in history. Through images, testimonies and speeches, his career as archbishop of Buenos Aires, his choice as the successor of Benedict XVI and the first steps of his pontificate is portrayed.

The film highlights Francisco’s simple and pastoral style, his vast theological formation and his desire to renew the Church from the inside through dialogue, fraternity and prayer.

More than a biographical portrait, the documentary is an invitation to understand the spiritual and human vision of a pontiff that marked a new stage in the history of Catholicism.

This documentary of just over 50 minutes can be seen free of charge YouTube and in Prime Video.

2. Pope Francis – A man of word

It is 2018 documentary Produced, co -written and directed by Wim Wenders, winner of awards such as the Palma de Oro de Cannes, presents an interview with Pope Francis where, directing the camera and the viewer directly, addresses contemporary issues and shares his vision of a better future.

In an interview with Vatican NewsWenders said that “this film was (and is) a huge responsibility, especially because they gave me a carte blanchein Spanish ‘Carta Blanca or permission’, so generous. “

This documentary can be seen on the platform Max.

3. Amen. Francisco responds

This documentary led by Jordi Évole and issued in 2013 presents an informal conversation between Pope Francis and ten young people between 20 and 25 years old, who come from different countries, contexts and realities.

Throughout the documentary, young people talk with Francisco in Rome about the main concerns of their generation, addressing issues such as migration, sexuality, abortion, gender ideology, the ordination of women priests and religious freedom.

Among the ten young people there is a Muslim from Senegal, an agnostic of Spain, a young atheist from Peru, an evangelical Christian born in Ecuador who emigrated to Spain, and two young people who declare themselves Catholic: miracles of Argentina and María de España.

This documentary can be seen in Disney+.

4. Stories of a generation with Pope Francis

This documentary miniseries, released in 2021 and divided into four episodes, offers an intimate space where people over 70 years share valuable lessons and decisive moments of their lives.

In the first chapter, Pope Francis, Martin Scorsese and other guests reflect on the fundamental role of love in their life experiences.

This documentary can be seen in Netflix.

5. The Francisco effect

This 53 -minute documentary, led by Sebastián Gomes, premiered in 2014 and offers a deep look at Pope Francis’s world impact on his first year of Pontificate.

Through interviews with cardinals, journalists and specialists, it is examined how the simplicity, closeness and emblematic gestures of Francisco modified the image of the Catholic Church in the world.

Currently, it can be seen in Prime Video and for free in YouTube.

6. Francisco: The New World Pope

The documentary Francisco: The New World Pope It offers over 52 minutes an intimate and revealing portrait of Pope Francis, from his choice in March 2013 to the deepest aspects of his personal, spiritual and pastoral life.

Through interviews with those who knew him closely – friends, colleagues, collaborators and people he served in the misery villages of Buenos Aires -, the path of Jorge Mario Bergoglio is presented as the first Jesuit Pope, the first Latin American pontiff and the first successor of Pedro to take the name of San Francisco de Asís. The documentary was filmed mainly in Buenos Aires and Córdoba, and produced by the Knights of Columbus.

This material deepens the roots, convictions and gestures that have marked the Pope. They also highlight key moments of his life, such as his courage in front of the Argentine dictatorship and his tireless defense of the most vulnerable.

The documentary can be seen for free in YouTube.