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Pope Francis’ Conn. appointment draws criticism
By David Yonke — November 4, 2013
TOLEDO, Ohio (RNS) With little more than six months on the job, Francis has named nearly a dozen bishops in the U.S., and because bishops are charged with implementing a pope's vision for the global church, many observers are looking to see who Francis names as bishops and cardinals.
ANALYSIS: Are the media giving Pope Francis a pass?
By Eric J. Lyman — September 24, 2013
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis' honeymoon has the global media swooning after the media's abrupt breakup with his predecessor, Benedict XVI.
Loss of papacy leaves some Italians grumbling
By Eric J. Lyman — March 18, 2013
ROME (RNS) "With each conclave, fewer and fewer people will even remember when there was an Italian pope," says La Stampa's Giacomo Galeazzi.
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