Leading with humility: Pope Francis’ lasting impact - BusinessWorld Online

Leading with humility: Pope Francis’ lasting impact - BusinessWorld Online

I mourn the loss of His Holiness, Pope Francis, who was the Pope for most of my adult life and, therefore, the Pope to whom I feel the closest connection to. I believe he was the right Pope for modern times and accomplished a great deal in making the church more approachable and accepting. As a CFO, I spend my days analyzing numbers, forecasting trends, and ensuring fiscal responsibility. However, sometimes the most valuable lessons come not fro…

The Pope's wake is taking place in St. Peter's Basilica and will last three days so that the faithful can say goodbye to Francis The content Pope Francis. Nearly 50,000 people have already paid homage appears first in Jornal i.

Pope Francis was remembered this Thursday with the celebration of a Mass in the Cathedral of Santo Domingo in which the “humility, simplicity and love” was evoked for the most helpless who characterized his pontificate. Dominican vice president Raquel Peña was in the front row and next to her was the ambassador of Argentina, Maria Sandra Winkler, other diplomats and as dozens of nuns. The Mass was offered by the apostolic nuncio of the Vatican, …

At least 50,000 Catholic faithful already paid their respects and gave the last farewell to Pope Francis at St.Peter's Basilica in Rome, Italy, on the second of the three days of exhibition before his funeral.

This week is marked by the death of a sovereign pontiff, in my opinion truly exceptional in humility (it is enough to mention that he kissed the feet of the leaders of South Sudan involved in one of the most violent conflicts of recent years), compassion (his first trip as Pope was to the island of Lampedusa, where he accused a globalization of indifference) and above all balance, a quality that is disappearing in a chaotic world where polarizat…