Pope Francis’ death mourns the world, the Catholic Church prepares for the next chapter

Vice President JD Vance meets Pope Francis His office said on Easter Sunday, during a three-day home visit, his office said.

Vance turned Catholic in 2019 and also met with other church officials and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

“It’s an honor to meet with Pope Francis, Prime Minister Meloni and church officials in Italy this weekend,” Vance said on social media on Monday. “It was an incredible experience to visit Rome with family during Holy Week.”

Pope Francis Died on Monday The Vatican said at the age of 88. He died nearly a month after being released from a hospital in Rome, where he was treated for five weeks due to a respiratory infection, causing the pneumonia to worsen.

Born in 1936, he was named a priest in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and became a Jesuit leader and archbishop in Buenos Aires. He founded the Cardinal in 2001 by Pope John Paul II.

When is he Election of Pope In 2013, he was the first man ever to come from America – he chose to name it after Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of Italy, known for his simplicity and humanity. Pope Francis often said he wanted “a poor church” and that would “including being excluded.”

Leading by example, he lives in an inconspicuous room in the Vatican instead of the luxurious Pope apartment and dine with the footsteps of homeless people, washing clothes, and provides homes for immigrants and refugees in Italy.

The 88-year-old pope will leave a legacy as a relatively progressive pope. He tried to make the Catholic Church more inclusive, welcomed more women to play leadership roles (although not priesthood), and approached the LGBTQ people, famously saying, “Who should I judge?” In doing so, he was not only opposed from conservatives, but also liberals believed that he was not traveling enough or speed enough to reform two thousand-year-old institutions.

He also led the church to estimate for years of child sexual abuse, although not always as aggressive as some critics would have hoped.

exist 2024 Interview Francis has CBS news “Norah O’Donnell, the church must continue to do more. Unfortunately, the tragedy of abuse is huge. Opposing this is an upright conscience, not only to disallow it, but to place conditions so that this does not happen.”