What Pope Francis’s Death Reveals about the Future of Catholicism

What Pope Francis’s Death Reveals about the Future of Catholicism

With Pope Francis’s death, the world reckons with the end of an era. The first Jesuit pope, the first from the Americas, and the first to take the name Francis, he brought an outsider’s voice to the Vatican—and a reformer’s instinct. From his earliest days, he signalled a shift away from grandeur and toward humility, washing the feet of prisoners and warning against the “globalization of indifference.” He broke taboos, angered conservatives, and…

Pope Francis’s final moments revealed: How doctor knew he was gone, and his last regret

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