Pope Francis: understand how a baroque 'bad boy' painter became the pontiff's favorite

“Among the greats, I admire Caravaggio; his paintings speak to me,” said the head of the Catholic Church. In Rome, right now, it's a Jubilee year - something that happens only four times a century. The faithful, even before the death of Pope Francis, have crowded the city's holy sites: its four papal basilicas and numerous smaller churches. I was in Rome a few weeks ago. In the church of San Luigi dei Francesi, next to Piazza Navona, there is a …

"Among the great painters, I admire Caravaggio - his paintings speak to me," Pope Francis said shortly after his election.