«Pope Francis wanted to open the Church to the world in a forceful way»

«As a friend, I feel a longing difficult to explain». Thus the president of the Board of Directors of the Catholic University of Ávila (UCAV) and general director of the Secular Institute Crusades of Santa María, Lydia Jiménez, was manifested when she learned of the death last Monday of Pope Francis. A close relationship that he had maintained with the Pontiff for almost 20 years, and in which he highlights his closeness and great sense of humor…