Advising Pope Francis on the challenges ahead

Advising Pope Francis on the challenges ahead

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A number of pressing issues face the new leader of the Catholic Church. Eight experts offer their advice on the best way forward.

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was to many a surprising choice when he emerged from the papal conclave in March as the church’s 266th pontiff. The new Pope Francis, a down-to-earth Jesuit from Buenos Aires, Argentina with a keen sense of pastoral outreach, does not seem to fit the mold that many have come to expect in the successor to Peter—which may make him the ideal candidate for the job.

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