Who Is Pope Francis and how is the world responding? (rollup)
By Peter Mirus ( bio - articles - email ) | Mar 14, 2013
Catholics want to know: who is Pope Francis? What are his views and how will he be likely to govern the Church? This is a rollup of news and commentary on CatholicCulture.org that helps build a picture of our new pope, organized in reverse chronological order. The parenthetical reference after each title denotes either a news story or a commentary by the named writer):
March 29, 2013:
- Archbishop Gomez on immigration, Pope Francis, abuse scandal (Catholic World News)
March 28, 2013:
- Pope washes feet of prisoners—male and female—at Holy Thursday liturgy (Catholic World News)
- Priests fulfill themselves by serving others, Pope tells clergy of Rome (Catholic World News)
- Homily at Holy Thursday Chrism Mass: Dissatisfaction Comes from not Going out of Oneself (full text)
- Pope appoints succesor in Buenos Aires archdiocese (Catholic World News)
- Slight changes to Pope Francis' coat of arms (Catholic World News)
March 27, 2013:
- General Audience: Following Jesus Is Learning to Go Out of Ourselves (full text)
- Enter Christ's way of thinking during Holy Week, Pope urges public audience (Catholic World News)
- Cuban cardinal: Before conclave, Pope Francis challenged Church not be narcissistic (Catholic World News)
- Pope Francis' Holy Thursday Mass: Most youth at prison are foreign Muslims (Catholic World News)
- Papal plea for peace in Central African Republic (Catholic World News)
- In weekday Mass homily, Pope Francis emphasizes forgiveness (Catholic World News)
- Rome's public transit lines salute Pope Francis, noted bus rider (Catholic World News)
- Pope Francis will 'take possession' of Lateran basilica on April 7 (Catholic World News)
March 26, 2013:
- Pope in no hurry to move to Apostolic Palace (Catholic World News)
- No media coverage for Pope's Holy Thursday Mass (Catholic World News)
- Future Pope Francis emphasized self-accusation of faults by religious (Catholic World News)
- Pope Francis' <em>Via Crucis</em> at the Colosseum: full text of meditations (Catholic World News)
- Russian Orthodox spokesman: Pope should not encourage Ukrainian Catholics (Catholic World News)
- Archbishop Gomez: Pope Francis may weigh in on immigration reform (Catholic World News)
- Pope Francis, accompanied by secretary, stops to pray at cemetery, church (Catholic World News)
March 25, 2013:
- Pope Francis, Benedict XVI embrace at Castel Gandolfo (Catholic World News
- Pope's Palm Sunday message: Find joy in the Cross (Catholic World News)
- Pope urges Jesuits to maintain loyalty (Catholic World News)
- Papal message to Rome's Jewish community for Passover (Catholic World News)
- Pope highlights God's patience with sinful people (Catholic World News)
- Nobel Peace Prize winner again defends Pope Francis (Catholic World News)
- Pope Francis gives Russian Patriarch's gift to Pope Emeritus Benedict (Catholic World News)
- Cardinal Mahony: Pope needs to make new curial appointments 'very soon' (Catholic World News)
- Pope Francis and creation: 3 reflections (Catholic World News)
- Pope celebrates Mass for Vatican's blue collar workers (Catholic World News)
March 24, 2013:
- Pope Francis homily for Palm Sunday (full text)
March 22, 2013:
- Pope Francis Address to the Diplomatic Corps (full text)
- Pope Francis backs Benedict's stand against relativism (Catholic World News)
- Nobel Peace Prize winner defends Pope’s actions during ‘dirty war’ (Catholic World News)
- Russian Orthodox Patriarch gives book, icon to Pope Francis (Catholic World News)
- Report: Guardini a favorite author of Pope Francis, like Pope Benedict (Catholic World News)
- Pope invites Argentines to impromptu party (Catholic World News)
- Book of future Pope's conversations with rabbi to be published in English in May (Catholic World News)
March 21, 2013:
- Kidnapped Jesuit says future Pope Francis was blameless in his Argentine detention (Catholic World News)
- Pope Francis will celebrate Holy Thursday Mass in prison in Rome (Catholic World News)
- Pope sends greetings to new Archbishop of Canterbury (Catholic World News)
- Cardinal Ouellet sees plans for change under Pope Francis (Catholic World News)
- Washington Post examines future pope's record on sex abuse cases (Catholic World News)
- Future pope frequently offered Mass at chapel near bus stop (Catholic World News)
March 20, 2013:
- Pope Francis address to fraternal delegates of other churches (full text)
- Pope affirms commitment to ecumenism (Catholic World News)
- Syria's Christians in peril, Melkite Catholic leader warns Pontiff (Catholic World News)
- Pope Francis calls Pope emeritus Benedict with feast-day greetings (Catholic World News)
- Pope invites Rome's poor to Holy Thursday Mass (Catholic World News)
- Pope Francis is avid soccer fan (Catholic World News)
- Leading pro-life congressman reflects on election of Pope Francis (Catholic World News)
- Cardinal Dolan: Joy, prayers as Pope begins Petrine ministry (Catholic World News)
- Obama sends letter to Pope Francis (Catholic World News)
March 19, 2013:
- World Youth Day appearance by Pope Francis confirmed, says Brazilian cardinal (Catholic World News)
- Vatican explains coat of arms of Pope Francis (Catholic World News)
- Head of Ukrainian Catholic Church pays tribute to Pope Francis as his mentor (Catholic World News)
- Pope Francis celebrates inaugural Mass to begin pontificate (Catholic World News)
- Let Us Be "Protectors" of Creation, Not Allowing Omens of Destruction and Death to Accompany Our World's Journey (Pope Francis, homily at inaugural Mass)
- Before inaugural Mass, Pope speaks by phone to crowd in Buenos Aires (Catholic World News)
March 18, 2013:
- Perceptive commentary: O'Grady, Douthat, Bottum, Allen, Erlandson (Phil Lawler)
- Hitler's Pope? The media thought otherwise at the time (Phil Lawler)
- Pope renews Curia appointments—for now (Catholic World News)
- Cardinal Bergoglio 'completely innocent' of 'dirty war' accusations, says top Argentine judge (Catholic World News)
- 'All welcome' for Pope's inaugural Mass (Catholic World News)
- At first Angelus audience, Pope speaks on God's infinite mercy (Catholic World News)
- Argentine President visits Pope, asks for intervention in Falklands (Catholic World News)
- Zimbabwe's Mugabe, denounced by country's bishops, plans to attend Pope's inaugural Mass (Catholic World News)
- After visit to Roman parish, Pope mixes with crowd outside Vatican (Catholic World News)
- How did cardinals choose Pope Francis? First accounts leak from conclave (Catholic World News)
- Obama names delegation to Pope's inaugural Mass (Catholic World News)
- Archbishop Chaput: Pope Francis’s election is ‘huge benefit for the Church’ (Catholic World News)
March 17, 2013:
- Christ's Message is Mercy (Pope Francis' homily for the 5th Sunday in Lent)
- If God Didn't Forgive Everyone, the World Would Not Exist (Pope Francis' first Sunday Angelus message)
March 16, 2013:
- I Wish for a Church that is Poor and for the Poor (Pope Francis' address to journalists)
March 15, 2013:
- When the future Pope spoke about sexual abuse... (Phil Lawler)
- The early signs are clear. Pope Francis is a reformer. (Phil Lawler)
- Vatican rejects charge that future Pope failed to oppose Argentine military government (Catholic World News)
- Never be discouraged, Pope Francis urges cardinals (Catholic World News)
- Good Wine that Improves with Age, Let the Old Give Youth the Wisdom of Life (English text of Pope's first address to cardinals)
- Pope Francis asks Argentines to give to poor rather than travel to Rome for installation (Catholic World News)
- Unprecedented ecumenical gesture: Patriarch of Constantinople will attend Pope's inauguration (Catholic World News)
- Argentine cardinal suffers stroke, visited in hospital by Pope Francis (Catholic World News)
- ‘Rend your hearts’: Lenten message of the future Pope Francis (Catholic World News)
- Islamic university hopes for dialogue with Vatican under Pope Francis (Catholic World News)
- Pope sends greetings to Rome's Jewish leader (Catholic World News)
- 'Cybersquatters' seize domain names linked to Pope Francis (Catholic World News)
- Father Fessio, George Weigel laud Pope as ‘old-school Jesuit’; ‘persecuted’ by fellow Jesuits in Argentina? (Catholic World News)
March 14, 2013:
- Pope Francis visits Marian basilica, talks by phone with Benedict XVI (Catholic World News)
- Pope's public schedule for first days of pontificate (Catholic World News)
- American cardinals relieved after conclave (Catholic World News)
- Italian bishops' conference congratulates wrong cardinal after conclave (Catholic World News)
- President Obama sends greetings to new pontiff (Catholic World News)
- Church cannot 'walk without the Cross,' Pope Francis says in first homily as Pontiff (Catholic World News)
- To Walk, to Build, to Witness, Always with the Cross of Christ (English text of Pope's first homily at Pro Ecclesia Mass)
- US, Canadian bishops welcome election of Pope Francis (Catholic World News)
- The future Pope Francis on apostolic courage and the danger of ‘spiritual worldliness’ (Catholic World News)
- The future Pope Francis on the Eucharist and Mary (Catholic World News)
- The future Pope Francis on the relevance of St. Augustine (Catholic World News)
- The future Pope Francis: additional interviews and writings (Catholic World News)
- Pope John Paul’s example inspired Pope Francis to pray Rosary daily (Catholic World News)
March 13, 2013:
- First Apostolic Blessing, Urbi et Orbi (English text)
- Argentine Cardinal Bergoglio elected Pope Francis (Catholic World News)
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