Pope Francis shook up Church with simplicity, raising conservative ire

Deeply criticized for his positions towards migrants, the sovereign pontiff was, for the RN and Reconquest, the embodiment of a universalist Church promoting immigration.

Francis, 'the people's pope' who sought to bring an ancient institution into the modern era

Francis studied chemistry before becoming a priest and ultimately going on to lead the Catholic Church.

We have become orphans of Francis, the great pope. The selfies, the jokes and the travels around the world as a rock band without guitars. He who dared to make a documentary for Disney answering questions of young non-binarys wanting to scandalize him and came out victorious. A high pontiff far more modern than the Church had us accustomed that, on top of it, he would throw sincere humility. He will also do so in his farewell, which made it clea…

Pope Francis has changed his church, but not as many Catholics hoped. He has set signs behind which his successors cannot return. However, his pontificate remains unfinished, says Tilmann Kleinjung.

A fascinating paradox: the man who in 1990 made a vow to the Virgin of Carmel not to watch television anymore has become the Pope who, more than any other, has been able to use his own television, together with cinema and social media, to spread his message. Pope Francis, who passed away at the age of 88, can be fully defined as the first cross-media Pontiff in history, able to move casually between different platforms to bring evangelization, h…