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COMMENTARY: Thus, it was hard for me to pick up what would be Pope Francis’ last encyclical and read it with receptivity. But from the beginning, I felt my heart embracing his words.
NEWS ANALYSIS: Although estranged from his own religious order for more than two decades, Pope Francis reconciled immediately after his election and remained a committed Jesuit until his death.
From his first benediction to prayer amid the pandemic and a Rosary for peace ...
ANALYSIS: In light of these numerous paradoxes, what is Pope Francis’ legacy?
ANALYSIS: Pope Francis changed a deeply traditional institution more than most observers could have imagined possible in only a dozen years.
ANALYSIS: The Holy Father is accustomed to a busy daily schedule, frequent travel abroad, and a hands-on governing style. Adjusting to a new reality won’t be easy.
Hospital staff commemorated the occasion by presenting the 88-year-old Pope with a cake decorated with candles.
COMMENTARY: The Pope’s intervention in the dialogue with China’s communist regime suggests he might be willing to downplay religious-freedom concerns and compromise Rome’s diplomatic relations with Taiwan, to facilitate his desire to visit China.
COMMENTARY: The Holy Father has adopted a very personal approach to communications.
ANALYSIS: In a recent address, the Vatican secretary of state said there’s no going back from Pope Francis’ reforms. How does the Church determine how to accomplish them?
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