March 8, 2023 鈥� Ten years ago, on March 13, 2013, Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was elected Pope. Do you remember those first hours and days? We found out he was from Argentina, the first Pope from the Global South. Then we heard his name would be Francis the First鈥r maybe just Francis? Then we saw him step to the window above St. Peter鈥檚 Square, looking fairly calm but probably also a bit overwhelmed, and he asked the pilgrims thronging below to pray for him before he offered his first papal blessing. He seemed humble and warm.
Then there were other stories of his humility: he checked himself out of the hotel he鈥檇 been staying in. He celebrated his first Holy Thursday Mass washing the feet of inmates at a prison. Since then, it鈥檚 an understatement to say it鈥檚 been quite a decade for the church and the world.
Host Mike Jordan Laskey wanted to reflect on the first 10 years of Francis鈥� papacy. What have the major themes been? How has the church changed 鈥斕齛nd not changed? Where might we be headed?
Today鈥檚 guest today is perhaps the most qualified person to talk about these questions in the English-speaking world. Austen Ivereigh is a journalist, author and commentator who has written two books about Pope Francis: 鈥淭he Great Reformer鈥� and 鈥淲ounded Shepherd.鈥� He also collaborated with the Pope himself on a book called 鈥淟et Us Dream鈥�, which charts a path forward from the Covid pandemic.
In this conversation, Austen offers his characteristically sharp insight on everything Pope Francis; few people on the planet have such a strong understanding of the Holy Father鈥檚 heart and mind.
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