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Synods and synodality: Pope Francis’ method and vision for the church

While Pope Francis often bucked formality and sidestepped some offices of the Roman Curia, one institution he believed in deeply was the Synod of Bishops and — even more — the notion of “synodality.”

Do not be afraid

Somewhere, I have a picture I took of St. John Paul II. It was from his visit to Chicago in 1979, and I was standing at the south end of Lincoln Park across from the cardinal’s residence when I took it. I was 11 years old, there with my mother and brother and my aunt who lived a few blocks away.

Pope Francis’ witness on immigration inspired local ministries

Catholics in the Archdiocese of Chicago who minister to and advocate for immigrants were inspired by Pope Francis’ words and actions, from visiting Lampedusa, Italy, to mourn migrants lost at sea in the opening months of his pontificate, to celebrating Mass at the U.S.-Mexico border, and urging members of the U.S. Congress in 2015 to find an immigration policy that would be “always humane, just and fraternal.”

Ecumenical and interreligious impact of Pope Francis

I was awakened on the morning of April 21 by a text, stunned out of sleep as I read a note of condolences from a Muslim friend on the passing of Pope Francis. Even in death, Pope Francis was revealing his impact on interreligious relations.

People with disabilities felt seen, loved by Pope Francis

Pope Francis lived the passage of Chapter 25 of Matthew’s Gospel that talks about the obligation disciples of Christ have to care for the poor and vulnerable members of the community, said Father Joseph Mulcrone, director of the Archdiocese of Chicago’s St. Francis Borgia Deaf Center.

Local iconographer adds Pope Francis to Catholic heroes series

In the days after Pope Francis died, Chicago-based iconographer Joe Malham recalled the moments that, for him, defined Francis’ papacy: washing the feet of women in a prison, embracing a man who suffered from a disfiguring disease, inviting a young girl with Down syndrome to sit on the stage next to him after she had wandered from her parents.

At final memorial Mass, Pope Francis remembered as tireless shepherd

On the final day of official mourning for the death of Pope Francis, the late pontiff was remembered as someone who was determined to live out the mission entrusted to him and serve others, even when his health deteriorated.

Thousands line streets of Rome to bid final farewell to Pope Francis

The casket bearing the body of Pope Francis made its final journey through the streets of Rome accompanied by applause and shouts of gratitude from thousands of mourners.

Poor and powerful pray for eternal repose of a pope ‘with an open heart’

Pope Francis was “a pope among the people, with an open heart toward everyone,” said Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, as he presided over the funeral of the pope, who died April 21 at the age of 88.

As pope's casket is sealed, he is remembered for simplicity, humility

After an estimated 250,000 people had passed by the body of Pope Francis, lying in an open casket in front of the main altar in St. Peter's Basilica, the casket was sealed in a private ceremony.
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