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Pope Francis' legacy in time, one year after his death

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A year after Pope Francis’ death, the enduring mark of his papacy is how he changed the Church’s understanding of itself — and its place in the world.

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One year after the death of Pope Francis

One year after his departure, on April 21, 2025, the impact of the pontificate of Jorge Mario Bergoglio resonates more strongly in a world that seems to have lost its compass. Francis opened the doors of the Catholic Church to all those who would like to approach, even to those who millennial had been classified as pariahs and undesirables. The first Jesuit Pope of history, since in the Society of Jesus they took a vow not to occupy high ecclesi…

“A church for all”, the legacy of Pope Francis remains valid one year after his death. Father Antonio Spadaro, one of the closest collaborators of the Argentine pope and director during his pontificate of the Jesuit magazine ‘Civiltá Católica’, explained in an interview with EFE that for the Church, the legacy of Pope Francis is a rediscovered way of conceiving itself. “Francisco did not leave a system of norms or an institutional framework, but…

On April 21, 2025, Pope Francis died in Rome at the age of 88, after twelve years of pontificate. A year later, his successor Leo XIV continued a church which he deeply marked.

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Vida Nueva - Revista y portal de noticias religiosas y de Iglesia broke the news on Tuesday, April 21, 2026.
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