John Allen seems to be one of the “go-to” reporters that many news outlets utilize as their subject matter expert on thing papal and of the inner workings of the Vatican. He appeared on PBS last night and responded to questions about challenges facing Pope Francis.
I got up early this morning to watch a little bit of the installation Mass. Lots of pageantry, lots of people (150,000+) and a very wonderful St. Joseph’s Day homily. But this Pope’s actions continue to reveal as much to us about this humble man who leads us. As part of the day he greets cardinals, diplomats, VIPs…and ushers http://ow.ly/jcPWI
Is there any group on earth not charmed by this man?….. except his security services!
Inside the 2013 conclave: the election of Pope Francis – from the ever informed and inightful John Allen. http://ow.ly/j9gkL Good reading
Nice article/analysis by Fr. Dan Horan OFM (at DatingGod.org) on Pope Francis, liberation theology, and need for nuance. http://ow.ly/j6zng
Fr. Tom Reese, SJ on the reports re: Pope Francis and “dirty war” in Argentina http://ow.ly/j5g4G
John Allen (CNN and NCR reporter) has an insightful article on 4 challenges facing Pope Francis – great read: http://ow.ly/j5fCj
You can hear the reasons from Pope Francis himself:
Why St Francis of Assisi? Pope:”Francis was “the man of the poor. The man of peace……who wanted a poor church.”
With the election of Pope Francis there seems to be a surge in wanting to know more about St. Francis of Assisi. There certainly is no lack of written material, scholarly, popular, and in between. There is also a lot of marginal material out there. Here is a list of readable and approachable books for the inquiring minds – and no it in no way approaches completeness. Someone suggested that there is a new biography of St. Francis printed every year. I am not sure that is strictly true, but it sure seems like it. Continue reading
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