Vatican spokesman reflects on Pope as father
May 06, 2025
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CWN Editor's Note: Andrea Tornielli, editorial director of the Dicastery for Communication, has published an editorial reflecting on the Pope as a spiritual father.
“In the intense hours leading up to the beginning of the Conclave convened to elect the new Successor of the Apostle Peter, it is worthwhile to recall a fundamental aspect of the ministry of the Bishop of Rome—one particularly perceived by the People of God: fatherhood,” said Tornielli. “Millions of people, upon the unexpected announcement of the death of Pope Francis, felt orphaned—bereft of a father.”
Tornielli devoted most of his editorial to reflections by Pope St. Paul VI on the spiritual fatherhood of the Pope.
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