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King Abdullah and Queen Rania of Jordan become first monarchs to meet Pope Leo XIV
16 Oct 2025 07:43 GMT
… to meet privately with Pope Leo XIV at the … solemn farewell of Pope Francis.
Their relationship with Jorge Bergoglio was notable. …
The private audience with Pope Leo XIV further reinforces … tolerance, and dialogue.
The pope, for his part, acknowledged Jordan …
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Pope Leo meets Cardinal Fernández in sign of doctrinal continuity
12 Oct 2025 16:46 GMT
… experience.
Having collaborated with Pope Francis since their days … contributed to the former pope’s encyclicals and exhortations. … In July 2023, Pope Francis appointed Fernández to … compiled when then-Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio appointed him rector of …
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Pope Leo XIV continues Francis’ emphasis on a ‘poor Church for the poor’ in new exhortation
09 Oct 2025 16:44 GMT
… document, Cdl. Krajewski recalled Pope Francis’ emphasis on welcoming … unfinished project of Pope Francis, which Pope Leo XIV took … Leo XIV – echoing what Bergoglio had previously indicated – poverty … it.” Finally, the Pope highlights the personal importance, …
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Pope on consecrated life: 'Missionary boldness for new paths of evangelisation'
08 Oct 2025 14:35 GMT
… Peter's Square welcomed Pope Leo XIV, who shortly before … capable of."
Yesterday evening, Pope Leo XIV also commented on … Nicaea, is a visit ‘that Pope Francis wanted to make’ and … peace in the Middle East.’ Bergoglio also wanted to go there …
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The Legacy of Pope Francis: An Essay in Theological Assessment (1)
06 Oct 2025 15:45 GMT
… Sociopolitical Theology of Jorge Bergoglio
The first Jesuit Pope and the first to … come from the American continent, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio … theology, already in full development1.
Jorge Bergoglio did not actively support this …
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Top Catholic scholar: Pope Leo is following Francis’ ambiguity on abortion
02 Oct 2025 23:53 GMT
… following in Bergoglio’s footsteps.” He even calls Pope Leo’s … did Pope Francis deal with the abortion problem?
Bergoglio was … committer of abortion herself). Bergoglio regularly practiced this ambiguity, … from Pope Leo’s recent actions?
That like Bergoglio he …
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What will Pope Leo XIV’s first major text tell us about him?
02 Oct 2025 23:28 GMT
… yet been officially announced by Pope Leo XIV. However, before … would mark the future globetrotting pope, the centrality of the … Francis himself stated, the German pope had “practically completed” this … #47; AFP
While some of Bergoglio's emphases appear in …
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History Today: How Britain ‘divided and conquered’ India through the partition of Bengal
17 Oct 2025 08:13 GMT
… Karol Józef Wojtyła became Pope John Paul II, making … the first non-Italian pope since 1523.
Pope John Paul waves … Poland, on May 18, 1920, Pope John Paul II was among … resigning in 2013, while Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio) was from Argentina.
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Pope Leo’s New Interview Book Raises More Questions Than It Answers
27 Sep 2025 11:06 GMT
… pontificate. In the book, Pope Leo seeks to reassure, stating … however, without risk. Unlike Bergoglio—who preached dialogue but in … the interview book, the pope directly addresses the “very … Party. In effect, the pope has received and ratified decisions …
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With curial appointments expected, pope prioritises listening over haste
25 Sep 2025 06:43 GMT
… are watching closely for Pope Leo XIV’s first major … . 30, 2023. Pope Francis, formerly Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, died April 21 … Rys stressed.
Referring to the pope’s organisational style, “it … have seen that the pope has been making episcopal …