In the days after his election, Leo told the gathered cardinals that he intended not only to continue the synodal process but also to be a more synodal pope.
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Vatican II and Pope Leo’s ‘kingly’ role
Leo’s main task is to embed Vatican II in the institutions of the church.
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Cardinal Cupich: What the Gospel demands in times of war
What does it mean, concretely, to be peacemakers?
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Martin Scorsese’s final interview with Pope Francis
The feature-length documentary “Aldeas, the Final Dream of Pope Francis” features hitherto unseen footage of the two men in conversation, including what filmmakers say is the last video interview Pope Francis gave before his death.
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For priests, ‘smelling like the sheep’ is not optional
The smell of the sheep is not something external to the priest that he may put on from time to time when engaging in ministry.
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Pope Francis remembered by those who knew him
To mark the first anniversary of Pope Francis’ death, the Jesuit Curia in Rome has published personal testimonies from those who worked closely with him, across different forms of collaboration and encounter.
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What photographing Pope Francis over the years taught me about him—and the Holy Spirit
Are there other human beings like this? People whose mere presence makes smiling irresistible? I felt joy, excitement and somehow at the same time a deep tranquility.
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One year later, Pope Francis’ nurse remembers him as ‘a second father’
As the Catholic Church commemorates the first anniversary of Pope Francis’ death in Rome and beyond, his personal nurse, who attended him until the end, remembered the man he regarded as “a second father.”
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Pope Leo remembers ‘the great gift’ of Pope Francis on the first anniversary of his death
Pope Francis “has given so much to the church, with his life, his witness, his words and his gestures,” Pope Leo said on the plane from Angola to Equatorial Guinea.
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The church Pope Francis left us
Welcome to the Catholicism of the rest of our lives.