Francis is popular because he speaks in a simple, straightforward way, and people say, “I understand this pope.”
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Pope Francis on a plane: never a dull moment
When the pope gets on a plane, reporters go on high alert.
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Pope Francis: Top Ten Moments
It’s the four year anniversary of Pope Francis’ election to the papacy and we bring you Francis’ Top Ten moments of the past four years.
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Pope Francis: Top 10 Most Important Moments
Monday marks the fourth anniversary of Pope Francis’ election. Here are the top 10 highlights of his time in office.
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A woman’s place is in the…Vatican? Ep: 3
One year ago, on International Women’s Day, Nicole Perone had the opportunity to speak at the Vatican before hundreds of activists and Catholic leaders about the importance of giving young Catholics and women real leadership in the church. This year, she had the opportunity to tell jesuitical all about it…. Upgrade? And in Signs of the […]
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Beauty and the Billionaire: What a fashion magnate shares with Pope Francis
How can we square this effort of a man nicknamed the “King of Cashmere” with a simple pope who has called for a “church which is poor”?
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At a time of real division, how can we help clear the air? First, breathe.
“What does the midwife tell us to do? Breathe. And then? Push…. Tonight we will breathe. Tomorrow we will labor in love through love, and your revolutionary love is the magic we will show our children.”
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Pope Francis discusses ordination of married men in response to priest shortage
Describing the vocation crisis as an “enormous problem,” Pope Francis suggested he sympathizes with Catholics who come to Mass only to discover that there is no priest available to celebrate the Eucharist.
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Cardinal Nichols: Pope Francis’ ‘toughness’ will see the Catholic Church through reforms
“Creating space for a variety of pastoral responses is not decentralization. It’s a response to the realities in which people live.”
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Francis is in no rush to visit his homeland. Here’s why.
Francis has not been back once since he became pope four years ago. It’s not as though there haven’t been good reasons to come