Andrea Tornielli: millions of people felt orphaned after the death of Pope Francis

In the intense hours preceding the beginning of the conclave that is to elect the new Successor of the Apostle Peter, it is worth recalling a fundamental aspect of the ministry of the Bishop of Rome, which is particularly strongly felt by the People of God: fatherhood. Millions of people, at the moment of the unexpected news of the death of Pope Francis, felt orphaned – writes Andrea Tornielli, program director of the Vatican media, in his comme…