MaltaPost Launches Commemorative Stamp Honouring Pope Francis

MaltaPost have announced a special edition commemorative stamp in honour of the late Pope Francis, who passed away earlier this week at the age of 88.

The stamp, set to be available from all Post Offices in Malta and Gozo as from Saturday 26th April, pays tribute to the legacy of a pontiff whose 12-year papacy left an incredible mark on the global Catholic community and beyond.

The €1.50 stamp, designed by MaltaPost p.l.c, features a portrait of Pope Francis with the inscription ‘Pope Francis 1936–2025’ and will be issued in sheets of 10.

Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Pope Francis was the first Jesuit and the first Latin American to ascend to the papacy following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI in 2013.

His choice of the papal name “Francis” reflected his admiration for Saint Francis of Assisi and singled the simplicity and reformist tone that would come to define his leadership.

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