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The People’s Pope in the Land of the Dollar

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Sep 24, 2015 Pope Francis seems intent on forging a new, progressive path. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Pope Francis Cracks Down on Child Abuse in Vatican

Staff / Truthdig Dec 6, 2013 That Pope Francis is really on a tear. First he forsakes the luxe lodging and fancy wheels enjoyed by his peers, blasts the wanton lust for filthy lucre that has plundered the world's coffers, breaks bread with the homeless and, most tellingly, ticks off Sarah Palin. You'd think his church was founded on the tenets of Jesus or something. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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Questions From a ‘Dirty War’

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Mar 17, 2013 They are impolite questions, but they must be asked: What did Jorge Mario Bergoglio know, and when did he know it, about Argentina's brutal "Dirty War" against suspected leftists in which thousands were tortured and killed? More important, what did the newly chosen Pope Francis do? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Pope Francis: A New Center of Gravity

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Mar 15, 2013 In winning election as Pope Francis, Jorge Mario Bergoglio defied the papal pundits, even though they should have seen him coming. His rise marks the decisive shift within Roman Catholicism toward Latin America and the developing world. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Meet the New Pope

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Mar 13, 2013 As The New York Times points out, Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina is the first non-European pope in more than 1,000 years. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )