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Pope Francis helped evolve the Church's approach to LGBTQ+ people. Now, all eyes are on whether Leo will continue what Francis started.
Pope Francis helped evolve the Church's approach to LGBTQ+ people. Now, all eyes are on whether Leo will continue what Francis started.
Robert Francis Prevost, the first American pope, will now lead more than a billion Catholics around the world — including 53 million American Catholics.
Francis was the first pope to be a member of the Jesuit Order and was lauded for his priorities of uplifting marginalized communities, protecting immigrants, and advocating for environmental justice.
In an era of creeping exclusivity and inequality, his vision for the church was radically simple: everyone belongs.
Leaders around the world received news of of Pope Francis' death with mourning, gratitude, and the occasional critique.
He welcomed the marginalized and reimagined the Church’s tone, but his vision was often interrupted in the corridors of power.
“We lost a saint who taught us every day how to be brave, how to keep patient and stay strong. We lost a man who fought every day in every direction to protect this small herd of his,” George Antone, head of the emergency committee at the Holy Family Church in Gaza, said.
An old Italian saying warns against putting faith, or money, in any presumed front-runner ahead of the conclave, but here are several cardinals likely to be considered.
I spent my life feeling like the Catholic Church was an awkward fit for LGBTQ+ folks like me. Then came Pope Francis.
