Francis X. Rocca

Vatican City

Freelance journalist on Vatican & global religion, senior analyst @EWTNews, ex @WSJ, director: “Voices of Vatican Il” https://t.co/xBQN5IcTha, [email protected]

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Analyse: Ein Papst, der mit Konventionen brach und die Kirche umgestaltete

1 day ago | de.catholicnewsagency.com | Francis X. Rocca

Vatikanstadt - Mittwoch, 23. April 2025, 7:00 Uhr. Bereits in den ersten Minuten seiner vor mehr als zwölf Jahren begonnenen Amtszeit hat Papst Franziskus signalisiert, dass er eine andere Art von Pontifex sein werde. Als er auf der Loggia des Petersdoms erschien, verzichtete der erste Papst, der den Namen des Heiligen von Assisi trägt, darauf, die bei diesem Anlass traditionelle rote Mozzetta zu tragen.
A Pope of Inclusion and Polarization

2 days ago | thedispatch.com | Francis X. Rocca

Religion Francis widened divisions in the Catholic Church even as he strove to broaden its reach. Published April 22, 2025 Scroll to the comments section Audio versions are only available to subscribers of The Dispatch. Join Today! to listen to this post. VATICAN CITY—Among Pope Francis’ many moments of striking symbolism, one of the most unexpected occurred in 2019 when he met with the leaders of South Sudan’s rival factions at the Vatican.
教皇方济各88岁辞世，曾倡导经济与社会正义

2 days ago | cn.wsj.com | Francis X. Rocca

梵蒂冈表示，教皇方济各(Pope Francis)去世，终年88岁。他生前致力于让天主教会重新专注于促进社会和经济正义，而非传统的道德教义，但在他任内，教会内部分歧日益加剧，同时他也难以应对挥之不去的牧师性虐待丑闻。教皇方济各在去世前，曾在今年早些时候为治疗严重的肺炎而住院数周。在出院返回梵蒂冈的住所后，他的身体一直虚弱。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Análisis: Un Papa que rompió el molde y transformó la Iglesia

3 days ago | aciprensa.com | Francis X. Rocca

El Papa Francisco dio señales de que sería un pontífice diferente desde los primeros minutos de su pontificado. Al aparecer en la logia de la Basílica de San Pedro, el primer papa en adoptar el nombre del santo de Asís no quiso ponerse la tradicional capa roja para la ocasión. Cuando los cardenales que lo acababan de elegir subieron a los autobuses que los llevarían a una comida de celebración, el Papa rechazó su automóvil privado y se montó en el autobús con ellos.
Pope Francis, advocate for economic and social justice, dies at 88

3 days ago | elpasoinc.com | Francis X. Rocca

VATICAN CITY— Pope Francis, who sought to refocus the Catholic Church on promoting social and economic justice rather than traditional moral teachings but presided over growing divisions in the church and struggled with the lingering scandal of clerical sex abuse, has died. He was 88. The pope’s death, announced by the Vatican, came after he spent weeks in the hospital earlier this year to treat a serious bout of pneumonia.
The Passion of Pope Francis

3 days ago | thefp.com | Francis X. Rocca

My finest memory of Pope Francis is from January 2015, when I watched him celebrate Mass in Tacloban, in the eastern Philippines. Wearing a disposable rain poncho over his vestments, as the winds of a tropical storm battered the outdoor altar, he preached to survivors of the 2013 Typhoon Yolanda. The congregation listened, many of them in tears, as Francis commiserated with them over their loss of homes and loved ones.
A Pope Who Broke the Mold - and Reshaped the Catholic Church

3 days ago | ncregister.com | Francis X. Rocca

ANALYSIS: Pope Francis changed a deeply traditional institution more than most observers could have imagined possible in only a dozen years. Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square on March 8, 2023. (photo: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA / EWTN) Vatican April 21, 2025 As soon as the new pope was announced to the world on March 13, 2013, even before he came out to greet the crowd in St. Peter’s Square, the world knew that it had a very different sort of pontiff.
Francis Changed the Papacy Forever

3 days ago | theatlantic.com | Francis X. Rocca

Pope Francis, who died this morning at the age of 88, may go down in history as the most quoted pontiff. His statements to the press will shape his legacy far more than his official teachings; in terms of attention and influence, there was no contest between the two. Despite his reputation as a progressive reformer, Francis took a relatively cautious approach to doctrine.
Pope Francis, Advocate for Economic and Social Justice, Dies at 88

3 days ago | wsj.com | Francis X. Rocca

Jorge Mario Bergoglio was a pope of firsts. He was the first pope from the Americas, the first from the Jesuit order, and the first to take the name Francis. He was the first in almost six centuries to become pope after his predecessor resigned. Francis also gave the papacy a less formal and more approachable image by spurning regal attire, riding in compact cars and making headlines with blunt comments at news conferences.
En lo que respecta a la convalecencia, el Papa Francisco sigue su propio consejo

6 days ago | aciprensa.com | Francis X. Rocca

ANÁLISIS: El Papa, que se ha descrito a sí mismo como un “paciente impaciente”, no es el único entre los enfermos, especialmente los ancianos, que se resiste a las directivas de los médicos. El día antes de que el Papa Francisco saliera del hospital el mes pasado, tras 38 días de tratamiento por neumonía doble, sus médicos ofrecieron una conferencia de prensa. Dijeron que su recuperación requeriría al menos dos meses de convalecencia en su residencia del Vaticano.