The College of Cardinals Report describes Robert Francis Prevost as “a Chicago-born prelate with views close to Pope Francis who spent many years as a missionary in Peru.”
We pray that both new leaders will be evangelists, placing the clear and winsome proclamation of the gospel of Jesus Christ at the heart of their public teaching and writing.
I know very little about the world, but in 2012, when I was 20, I knew even less. For instance, I didn’t know I was about to meet the man who would become Pope Francis.
Pope Francis masterfully used symbolism to capture the imagination, and often his lack of clarity conveyed a unfiltered authenticity. But such a leadership style had drawbacks.
Pope Francis, 266th successor of Saint Peter as Bishop of Rome and leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics for the last twelve years, died on April 21 at 88.
Fratelli Tutti
A Global Commentary
Edited by William T. Cavanaugh, Carlos Mendoza Álvarez, Ikenna Ugochuwku Okafor, and Daniel Franklin
Cascade Books, 360 pages, $64
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