ROME (OSV News) — Throughout his papacy, Pope Francis, who died April 21 at the age of 88, faced the sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church, attempting to balance defending …
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Pope Francis visited 10 countries during his five apostolic trips to Africa, where he spoke about the need for peace, and discussed economic exploitation and corruption, refugees and migrants, and …
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Pope Francis was, without question, the most important and most influential religious and theological figure of the 21st century, not just for Roman Catholics, not just for Christians, but for …
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“It is a moment during which we need to be united in prayer,” said Cardinal Pizzaballa. “Your prayers, all together, will bring the right choices for the good of the …
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His devotion to San Lorenzo is a window into the soul of a pope who knew what it meant to love fiercely, hope deeply and stay loyal — win or …
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Pope Francis put the poor in the center of his papacy. For Francis, taking care of those in need meant turning the Vatican upside down.
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Cardinals around the world are remembering Pope Francis not just as a pope, but as a pastor deeply connected to real life. Some also expressed their hopes for the next …
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World leaders remember Pope Francis as an important international player
by David Agrenby David AgrenPope Francis exercised an outsized role in world affairs with his pleas for peace in Ukraine and Gaza, advocacy for the rights of migrants and dealing with hostile regimes persecuting …
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Pope Francis globalized the papal office differently than his globetrotting predecessor St. John Paul II, shaped by being both from Latin America and a Jesuit.
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(OSV News) — From the moment of his election, Pope Francis made clear from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica that his first mandate was to serve as bishop of Rome …
