Sacred Heart University holds memorial mass for Pope Francis

Sacred Heart University holds memorial mass for Pope Francis

At a chapel at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, students, staff and others gathered for a memorial mass for Pope Francis. In some ways, Francis was a reformer including speaking out about climate change. “I think that also made him really relatable and able to, for us, to connect with him and see what’s going on in our Earth and how we can help and fix everything,” Heather Nolan, Sacred Heart sophomore, said. Also, his push toward inclusivi…

Sacred Heart University honors Pope Francis with special mass

(Beatrice Lovato / WSHU)Pope Francis died on Monday morning, leaving a void in people’s hearts and a question mark on the future of the Roman Catholic Church.Since becoming pope in 2013, Pope Francis has stood out as someone very different from those who came before him. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Argentina, he’s the first pope from the Americas and the first Jesuit to hold the role. But what really makes him unique is his humble style and hi…

‘A pope of many firsts’: Catholic universities respond to Pope Francis’s passing

Francis was ‘unafraid of the new, the modern, the diverse, and the global,’ professor says Following the passing of Pope Francis on Monday, universities and professors commended his social teachings, his impact on education, and his “advocacy for those on the margins.” One professor, however, hopes that the next pope will offer more clarity on Catholic social teachings. Source