La Croix (International)

3 days ago | international.la-croix.com | Noémie Taylor-Rosner

Benjamin Soskis: In recent weeks, a few foundations here and there have announced anincrease in their contributions. This includes the MacArthur Foundation, whichsupports projects addressing climate change, prison overpopulation, and nuclearthreats. They've pledged to raise their endowment from 5% of income generatedby their financial assets to at least 6% over the next two years. But that remains exceptional.

4 days ago | international.la-croix.com | Mélinée Le Priol

Massimo Faggioli: The atmosphere was electric! Not only is Villanova the university where Robert Francis Prevost studied, it also belongs to the Order of St. Augustine, which he once led as superior general. He’s truly a hometown figure. The university’s staff has followed his career closely over the years, first as a bishop and then as a cardinal, long before the conclave. The Augustinians at Villanova know him well and are incredibly proud.

1 week ago | international.la-croix.com | Alexis Buisson

When Willy Guardiola emailed his 800 Catholicsubscribers to announce the death of Pope Francis on April 21, the reactionfrom many was the same: “Good riddance,” he recalled. A Florida resident andardent Trump supporter, Guardiola is part of the anti-Francis movement thattook root in the United States in response to what critics saw as the latepope’s liberal views on homosexuality, climate change and the Latin Mass.

1 week ago | international.la-croix.com | Guillaume de Prémare

On March 16, 2013—three days after his election—Pope Francis addressed membersof the mediato thank them for covering the conclave that brought him to the papacy. Herecognized how difficult their task was:“Historical events almost always demand a nuanced interpretation which attimes can also take into account the dimension of faith.

1 week ago | international.la-croix.com | Youna Rivallain

In a March 2013 interview, one of the first after Pope Francis's election, CardinalTimothy Dolan made a lasting impression. On CNN, freshly emerged from the SistineChapel, he explained, in broad strokes, that Jorge Mario Bergoglio wasprecisely the right person for the church at that moment in history. Just daysearlier, during the general congregations—the meetings of cardinals before theconclave—Dolan had been convinced that Francis would be elected.