Jorge Mario Bergoglio
‘Heal Me with Your Mouth. The Art of Kissing.’ An old book sparks a new controversy in the Vatican
By Associated Press — July 18, 2023
LA PLATA, Argentina (AP) — Some conservative sectors in the church are using the reflections in “Heal Me with Your Mouth. The Art of Kissing” to criticize the designation of Archbishop Victor Manuel Fernández to lead the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
Pope appoints bishop from his native Argentina to lead Vatican office that enforces church doctrine
By Frances D'emilio and Nicole Winfield — July 3, 2023
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Francis named Monsignor Victor Manuel Fernández, the archbishop of La Plata, Argentina, as the prefect, or chief, of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Francis is the first Jesuit pope – here’s how that has shaped his 10-year papacy
By Timothy Gabrielli — March 27, 2023
(The Conversation) — ‘I see the church as a field hospital,’ Pope Francis once said – not a place where superficial solutions will do much good.
The legacy of a decade of Pope Francis
By Thomas Reese — March 6, 2023
(RNS) — Francis has opened windows that are difficult to close.
Who gets to unplug the pope?
By Thomas Reese — July 27, 2021
(RNS) — Even a pope needs a medical directive.
Maradona’s death boosts ‘Hand of God’ goal’s author to sainted status
By Eduardo Campos Lima — November 27, 2020
(RNS) — At its extreme, veneration of the soccer star gave birth to the Maradonian Church, a group of fans who pay homage to him with parody rituals.
Two popes and three kings
By Thomas Reese — January 6, 2020
(RNS) — The story of the three kings, like the film of the two popes, is not factual, but it still teaches us deep truths.
In choosing the name ‘Francis,’ new pope sent a clear message
By Kimberly Winston — September 17, 2015
(RNS) When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected pope on March 13, 2013, he picked a new papal name -- “Francis.” It sent a clear message that he would be a new kind of pontiff with his own ideas for the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics.
ANALYSIS: To understand Pope Francis, look to the Jesuits
By David Gibson — March 11, 2014
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Jesuits provide an all-encompassing personal and professional framework that the former Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio brought with him from Buenos Aires, and one that continues to shape almost everything he does as Pope Francis.
Al Jazeera Video: Buenos Aires hails ‘pope of the poor’
By Sally Morrow — March 15, 2013
Much is being said about the new pope's work with the poor in his native Argentina. But what do those who have benefited from his work think of him? Al Jazeera's Teresa Bo went to the slums of Buenos Aires to find out.
The story behind Pope Francis’ election
By David Gibson — March 15, 2013
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Everything about a conclave is supposed to be secret, but there are always leaks afterwards, and even broad hints from the cardinals about how a pope was elected. This time is no different.
Why the first Jesuit pope is a big deal
By Caleb K. Bell — March 14, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) As the first Jesuit pope, Francis is a game-changer for relations between the church and its largest religious order.
Pope Francis and the long shadow of Argentina’s “Dirty War”
By Lauren Markoe — March 14, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) Just as life in communist Poland propelled Pope John Paul II's crusade against the Soviets and coming of age in Nazi Germany shaped Pope Benedict XVI, Argentina's Dirty War posed deep, existential questions for the future Pope Francis.
Argentina’s Pope Francis heralds a new era for Latin America
By Rick Hampson — March 14, 2013
(RNS) Pope Francis' roots in Argentina give a boost to the morale and image of a continent that is coming into its own and overcoming many negative stereotypes.
Jews worldwide see an ally in Pope Francis
By Lauren Markoe — March 13, 2013
(RNS) Jews worldwide welcomed newly elected Pope Francis as a friend on Wednesday (March 13), and pointed in particular to his sympathetic and strong reaction to the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center in his native Argentina -- the deadliest bombing in the country's history.
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