AD 2013–2025
Francis
He reframed Catholic priorities around mercy and the poor; his reforms were welcomed by many and resisted by others.
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- Years served
- AD 2013–2025
- Biography
- The first Jesuit and first Latin American pope, Francis emphasised mercy, migrants, ecology and a less centralised style of governance, and convened the Synod on Synodality. He died in April 2025.
- Historical context
- A Church whose numerical centre had shifted to the global South.
- Major events
- Evangelii Gaudium (2013)
- Laudato Si' (2015) on care for creation
- Synod on Synodality (2021–2024)
- Historical significance
- He reframed Catholic priorities around mercy and the poor; his reforms were welcomed by many and resisted by others.
Sources and References
- Laudato Si' (2015)vatican.va