The world has lost a pope dedicated to the poor and the planet

In an era governed by the moment and the hollow polemics, the legacy of Pope Francis – anticapitalist, environmentalist, spiritual – disturbs both the ultra-right and the progressive plateau. Our columnist Jerome Leroy tells you about it.

The 'Pope of the people', as he was called, worked for more than a decade for a more inclusive Church, centered on the poorest. He opened many doors and even though he had faced a lot of internal resistance, he never gave up on his mission to bring God to everyone. What do we expect now?

Pope Francis’s death reveals a hidden truth about public grief

You don’t need to have met someone to grieve for them. But when a pope dies, how do we tell the difference between grief and the longing for meaning?

THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Pope’s death leaves Catholic Church with big shoes to fill  – Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group

The death of Pope Francis leaves some big shoes to fill in the Roman Catholic Church. Columnist Earl Ofari Hutchinson writes that Francis’ progressive views on social justice brought the church into the 21st century.Courtesy photo By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist I came back to the Catholic Church after a 30-plus year lapse a decade ago. I came back to the church because of Pope Francis.  The instant I heard him say in every way …

Pope Francis, the isolated climate moralist

In the weeks before his death, Francis repeated a decade-old plea for a break from both Trumpian greed and the left’s economic rationalism.

The leader of the Catholic Church kissed the feet of poor people, maintained almost daily contact with Gaza, and made demands for radical climate action from those in power. What happens now that activist Pope Francis is no longer alive?