Pope Leo’s road map for the Church

13 November 2025, The Tablet

Pope Leo has built on the work of Francis to provide a way forward for tomorrow’s Church

Alamy/Sintesi, Stefano Carofei

I find myself praying that the bishops rise to the challenge of the hour. It means passing on the good news: that under Francis and now Leo, the times have been discerned, and the Spirit has spoken to the Church.

Leo’s election showed that the Francis era is not a chapter that can now be shelved, as some had hoped.

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