More Hot Topics presents: The Francis Effect

It has been a year since the surprise resignation of Pope Benedict XVI and the election of Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina to the papacy. Pope Francis is the first Jesuit Pope and the first Pope from the Southern Hemisphere. He is also the first non-European Pope since Gregory III in 741. His selection of the name Francis bespeaks the mission of his papacy which is to embrace the charism of St. Francis of Assisi.

Since his election on March 13, 2013 as the 266th successor to the chair of Peter, the world continues to be fascinated and intrigued by this first pope of the Americas. What effect is Pope Francis having on the faithful in the United States?

Cardinal Dolan was appointed tenth Archbishop of New York in February 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI. He was president of the United States Conference of Bishops from 2010 to 2013, and was elevated to the College of Cardinals on February 18, 2012. Named one of Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World” in 2012, Cardinal Dolan is the author of several books including Called to be Holy (2005), To Whom Shall We Go? – Lessons from the Apostle Peter (2009), Doers of the Word – Putting Your Faith into Practice (2009), and Praying in Rome: Reflections on the Conclave and Electing Pope Francis (2013 ebook).

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