Pope Francis Signals New Course for the Papacy

David Gibson of Religion News Service writes that “Pope Francis is sending clear signals that he intends to lead a papacy markedly different from his predecessor — and perhaps different from that of any other pope in modern times.” In the public appearances leading up to his formal installation, Pope Francis “set a tone of informality and approachability and indicated that it was no longer business as usual in the church.”

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