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Timeline: The papacy of Francis, trailblazer and reformer

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April 21, 2025

This story appears in the The Legacy of Pope Francis feature series. View the full series.

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Pope Francis delivers his homily during the closing Mass of the synod on synodality in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Oct. 27, 2024. (CNS/Lola Gomez)

Vatican, Vatican News

Cardinals poised to pursue the more inclusive, open church championed by Pope Francis

ByJames V. Grimaldi, Soli Salgado

Pope Francis meets migrants during his visit to the Mavrovouni camp for refugees and migrants on the island of Lesbos, Greece, Dec. 5, 2021. (CNS/Reuters/Guglielmo Mangiapane)

Sisters want next pope to carry on Francis' humanity, focus on most vulnerable

People use their phones to take photos as cardinals process into St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican for Mass on the final day of the official mourning for Pope Francis on May 4, 2025. (CNS/Lola Gomez)

Opinion, NCR Voices

Why political analogies don't work with the church

ByMichael Sean Winters

St. Ann of Providence Sr. Severine Menezes, with her sisters during their general chapter in Rome with Pope Francis (Courtesy of Severine Menezes)

Indian Catholic sisters acknowledge Pope Francis' gifts of 'strength, dignity and space'

ByThomas Scaria

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