Jeanie Hannaman

By John Daniel Davidson, The Federalist - Francis didn’t change Catholic teaching, but he pushed a moral relativism in which theology and doctrine are negotiable... Pope Francis’ famous exhortation to Catholic youth just months after being elected the 266th pope of the Catholic Church in March 2013 was “Hagan lio!” — “make a mess!” Twelve years later, upon his death Easter Monday morning at age 88, it’s fair to say that Francis took his own advice, making a mess of his pontificate and leaving the Catholic Church in a state of confusion and disarray.

By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture - From the date of his election—March 13, 2013—to the time of his death on Easter Monday, the pontificate of Pope Francis was marked by surprises and novelties, contradictions and confusion... When he first appeared at the loggia of St. Peter’s basilica, and began his remarks with a simple “Buonasera,” the new Pope stirred public interest with his informal style. The first Pontiff from the Western hemisphere, the first Jesuit ever chosen for Peter’s Throne, he was something entirely new and unexpected.

By Devin Watkins, Vatican News, April 21, 2025 - Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta... At 9:45 AM, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Apostolic Chamber, announced the death of Pope Francis from the Casa Santa Marta with these words: "Dearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis. At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the Father. .....