02 January 2014, The Tablet

The world turns – Pope Francis


Looking forward to 2014

 
‘Can Francis of Rome … answer the summons of Christ to rebuild his Church?’Over the past 10 months the world has fallen head-over-heels in love with Pope Francis, the first Jesuit and only native of the Americas ever to be elected Bishop of Rome.But honeymoons almost always come to an end and this one will be tested in 2014 by how the 77-year-old Pope faces a series of challenges. It all comes down to one simple question: can Francis of Rome, like his sainted namesake from Assisi, answer the summons of Christ to rebuild his Church?Papa Francesco has called boldly on Catholics to find creative ways to reinvigorate church life and ministry. And the first sign of how far he plans to push this endeavour will come in the next few days – possibly as early as tomorrow &n
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