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Ever since the installation of Angelo Roncalli as Pope John XXIII in 1958, the successors of St. Peter have established a pattern: pope as disruptor, followed by pope as caretaker....
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To me, Pope Francis encountered deep suffering in God's people across the world. He wept—and like Jesus—was drawn toward them without hesitation....
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Three theologians—Massimo Faggioli, Susan Bigelow Reynolds, and Terence Sweeney—reflect with Commonweal editors on the pope’s legacy....
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Pope Francis’s mode of evangelisation was altogether personal....
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Cardinal Beniamino Stella stunned many cardinals this morning, April 30, at the seventh pre-conclave plenary assembly of cardinals when, according to a cardinal present, “he openly attacked Pope Francis” for “bypassing the long-standing tradition of the church” that linked the power of governance in the church to holy orders....
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How Pope Francis taught and lived the beatitudes....
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On the day after Pope Francis' funeral, Cardinal Pietro Parolin celebrated a Mass for some 200,000 young people in St. Peter's Square, where he said the late pontiff's legacy of mercy must live on in the church. ...
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Through his writings, speeches, and initiatives, Pope Francis—who died April 21 at the age of 88—revitalized the church’s social teaching by giving it a unique character....
Ever since the installation of Angelo Roncalli as Pope John XXIII in 1958, the successors of St. Peter have established a pattern: pope as disruptor, followed by pope as caretaker....
To me, Pope Francis encountered deep suffering in God's people across the world. He wept—and like Jesus—was drawn toward them without hesitation....
Three theologians—Massimo Faggioli, Susan Bigelow Reynolds, and Terence Sweeney—reflect with Commonweal editors on the pope’s legacy....
Pope Francis’s mode of evangelisation was altogether personal....
Cardinal Beniamino Stella stunned many cardinals this morning, April 30, at the seventh pre-conclave plenary assembly of cardinals when, according to a cardinal present, “he openly attacked Pope Francis” for “bypassing the long-standing tradition of the church” that linked the power of governance in the church to holy orders....
How Pope Francis taught and lived the beatitudes....
On the day after Pope Francis' funeral, Cardinal Pietro Parolin celebrated a Mass for some 200,000 young people in St. Peter's Square, where he said the late pontiff's legacy of mercy must live on in the church. ...
Through his writings, speeches, and initiatives, Pope Francis—who died April 21 at the age of 88—revitalized the church’s social teaching by giving it a unique character....