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Philippa Martyr

May

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, left, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, appears with, from left, Master of Ceremonies Archbishop Diego Giovanni Ravelli, and former Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin on the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.

Why Pope Leo XIV shouldn’t be a media star like Pope Francis

If he must speak out – after all, it’s in his job description – I’d also like him to speak out about the things on which late pontiff was largely silent.

April

This isn’t surprising from a man who urged others to ‘hacer lío’ - an Argentinian expression meaning ‘make a mess’ or ‘wreak havoc’.

Francis’ legacy: curing conservative Catholics of pope-worship

If Jorge Bergoglio had managed to occupy a theological and doctrinal middle ground, he might have done much to unite a polarised church.

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