https://freerepublic.com/tag/jesuitrag/ en-us Tue, 21 Apr 2026 01:43:51 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/4375782/posts The church Pope Francis left usEditor’s note: This article is adapted from the Laetare lecture on March 26, given in New York after the author was awarded the Loyola Medal by the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola. Pope Francis’ vast legacy will take a generation to unpack. But already it is being developed in Pope Leo XIV, who was “the last surprise of Pope Francis” according to the subtitle of a recent account of the conclave that elected him from America correspondent Gerard O’Connell and Elisabetta Piqué. The cardinals spoke in the weeks before that election a year ago of... America Magazine https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/4375782/posts#comment Tue, 21 Apr 2026 01:43:51 GMT