The Election of Pope Francis:  What Does It Mean for Global Catholicism?

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The Election of Pope Francis: What Does It Mean for Global Catholicism?

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This lecture addresses the election of the Argentinian pope and whether that will mean a shift in the Church’s focus to the developing world and how that might impact American Catholicism.

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Publication Date

3-20-2013

Publisher

College of the Holy Cross

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Worcester

Keywords

Pope Francis, Pope Benedict XVI, papacy, Jesuit, Jorge Mario Bergoglio

Disciplines

Catholic Studies | Religion | Social History

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Mathew Schmalz is an expert in Catholicism in the non-Western world; new religious movements, including Scientology; and religion and politics of India and Pakistan. He is a sought-after expert by the media, and serves as a panelist for On Faith, an online conversation on religion produced by The Washington Post.

The Election of Pope Francis:  What Does It Mean for Global Catholicism?

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