Georgetown’s final ‘Francis Factor’ panel remembers late pope’s legacy

Georgetown’s final ‘Francis Factor’ panel remembers late pope’s legacy

Soon after his election on March 13, 2013, Pope Francis soon afterward "captured the imagination and heart of the entire world," said a panelist.

Francis Remembered: Anthony Steinhauser and Mark Wilson

Editor’s note: Following the death of Pope Francis on April 21, 2025, the editors of Where Peter Is received many tributes to his life and reflections on his influence from past and current contributors, as well as podcast guests and... The post Francis Remembered: Anthony Steinhauser and Mark Wilson appeared first on Where Peter Is.

Georgetown's final 'Francis Factor' panel remembers late pope's legacy - Catholic Review

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — In 2013, the odds against Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio being named pope were considered about 150 to 1. That March 13, French Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran intoned “Habemus Papam!” (We have a pope!”) from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, announcing that Cardinal Bergoglio — Pope Francis — had won the balloting of the College of Cardinals. Anne Thompson, a reporter for NBC News who was there, remembered that the assembl…