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The former archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio succeeded Pope Benedict XVI following his retirement in early 2013. Pope Francis represents many firsts for the Catholic Church, including the first pope from the Americas, the first from the Jesuit tradition, and the first to take the name Francis, after St. Francis of Assisi.

Why Pope Francis Excites (Most) Evangelical Leaders
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Why Pope Francis Excites (Most) Evangelical Leaders

Bergoglio expected to focus on poverty and set a friendlier tone in Protestant-Catholic relations.

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My Cynical Christian Reality Check

How Pope Francis taught me about my own Christian stereotypes.

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Important developments in the church and the world.

Pope Francis's Emerging Revolution

I'm not a Catholic, but each day brings more encouraging news about the new bishop of Rome.

Argentine Evangelicals Say Bergoglio as Pope Francis Is 'Answer to Our Prayers'

First Latin American pope offers opportunity to 'rethink differences' and 'join hands in mission.'

Why Pope Francis Excites (Most) Evangelical Leaders

Bergoglio expected to focus on poverty and set a friendlier tone in Protestant-Catholic relations.

Luis Palau: Why It Matters that Pope Francis Drinks Mate with Evangelicals

An interview with international evangelist (and native Argentine) on his friend, Jorge Bergoglio.

A Pope for All Christians

Why believers of all stripes should care about the new head of the Catholic Church.
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Palestinian Christians battle Israel barrier route
Palestinians in Beit Jala are hoping the new pope can succeed where others have failed — pressing Israel to drop plans to build a stretch of its West Bank separation barrier through their picturesque valley (Associated Press)
Pope Upholds Reprimand of Nuns’ Group
Pope Francis reaffirmed a plan to have three bishops supervise an overhaul of the nation’s largest umbrella group of American nuns.

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