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POPE FRANCIS

Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 21, 2013
Savvy pope wooing the Catholic middle
On Thursday, Pope Francis said in a historic interview that the Catholic Church talks too much about abortion. The following day, he gave his most forceful anti-abortion comments to date. What's the strategy here?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Sep 7, 2013
The murky past of Pope Francis: Is he really so humble?
I don't remember hearing the name of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis in March, or any of his fellow Argentinian Jesuits when I was in Buenos Aires in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. They seemed strangely silent in such harrowing times when the fundaments of decent civilization were being set...
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 4, 2013
The real mission for Pope Francis
Pope Francis has yet to initiate a conversation on where the Catholic Church might end up if organizational reforms and attitudinal concessions are carried out.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jul 30, 2013
Pope's accepting comments on gays mark change in tone
In another act of the kind of humble outreach that has marked the early months of his papacy, Pope Francis called on Monday for the integration of gays into society, remarking that even as leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics, he has no right to "judge" gay people.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society / FOCUS
Jul 22, 2013
Pope Francis starts first trip abroad on wave of hope
On the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa, the Rev. Stefano Nastasi threw the ecclesiastic equivalent of a Hail Mary pass.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 25, 2013
Reports of pope's past silences deflate bubble
Reports that he stood silent during Argentina's 'dirty war' and on sex abuse allegations against priests have toned down the welcome for Pope Francis.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 20, 2013
Stunned pope asks for prayers
Pope Francis understands that the Catholic Church is bleeding. In Latin America, it is losing members to evangelical Christianity and to secularism.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 19, 2013
Choices of aides will reflect pope's reform heart
Is there a big enough broom in all of Rome to remove the years of built-up, ground-in grime inside the Vatican
EDITORIALS
Mar 17, 2013
New pope faces challenging times
It is hoped that Pope Francis will be successful in restoring and strengthening trust in the Catholic Church by squarely addressing problems plaguing it.

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