Five Years of Pope Francis
What was it like to experience the election of the first Jesuit Pope?
Where has Pope Francis made the biggest impact?
What challenges has Pope Francis faced in these past five years?
Join Michael O'Loughlin, National Correspondant of America and author of The Tweetable Pope, David Gibson, Director of the Center on Religion and Culture at Fordham University and Fr. James Martin, SJ, editor at large of America for a conversation on the anniversary of the historic election of Pope Francis.
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