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Pope Francis: What legacy does he leave the Catholic Church?

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Tim Jánszky | Nehal Johri
April 21, 2025

For over a decade, Pope Francis reshaped the tone of the Catholic Church as its first Latin American pontiff. What will remain of his papacy?

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