As Pope Francis’ legacy is debated in the coming weeks, one key area for examination will be his advancements of women in the Vatican, whether his changes were sufficient and whether they will last.
Pope Francis
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The official documents of Pope Francis’ papacy
Pope Francis published official documents on the environment, the family, young people and more. Here is a list of some of his major documents.
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What happens after a pope dies?
Who is in charge? When is the papal funeral? And when is the conclave?
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Pope Francis, trailblazing Jesuit with a heart for the poor, dies at 88
When the cardinals voted to elect Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the 265th successor of St. Peter on the evening of March 13, 2013, few of them imagined what kind of pope he would be.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis appears to crowds on Easter Sunday after brief meeting with JD Vance
Just halfway through his period of convalescence, Pope Francis not only appeared on the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on Easter Sunday to give the Urbi et Orbi blessing—to the city of Rome (“urbi”) and to the world (“orbi”)—but he also drove among the crowd in his jeep.
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‘Why them and not me?’: Pope Francis after Holy Thursday prison visit
Asked how he was living this Easter period, given his condition and convalescence, Pope Francis replied, “As best I can!”
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Pope Francis will visit a prison ‘in a private way’ on Holy Thursday—if his health allows
Pope Francis, 88, will visit Rome’s Regina Coeli prison “in a private way” on Holy Thursday afternoon if his health condition allows it.
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Head of the Jesuits on Trump, Rupnik and the state of the Society of Jesus today
“You don’t do that!” That is what Arturo Sosa, S.J., the superior general of the Jesuits, would say to President Trump about his mass deportation of undocumented migrants if he had the opportunity to meet him.
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Pope Francis delegates cardinals to celebrate Holy Week liturgies
Asked whether the pope would meet with U.S. Vice President JD Vance, a Catholic convert who will be in Rome for the Easter weekend, the director of the Holy See Press office said he did not have information on that.
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Pope Francis advances sainthood cause of Gaudí, famous architect of Sagrada Familia
Pope Francis advanced the sainthood causes of one woman and five men, including Antoni Gaudí, the Spanish architect who designed the Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona, Spain.