The Legacy of Pope Francis

Overview

In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with the Acton Institute’s Stephen Barrows, chief operating officer, and John Pinheiro, director of research, about the life and legacy of Pope Francis. This wide-ranging conversation covers Pope Francis’s perspective on the market, the environment, liturgy, synodality, business, ecumenicism, and the poor. Which parts of Pope Francis’s legacy will endure? What was his contribution to the life of the Catholic Church?

Requiem Aeternam: Pope Francis (1936–2025) | John Pinheiro & Michael Matheson Miller

Pope Francis’ Plea for Migrants and Acton’s Core Principles | Stephen Barrows

Pope Francis and the Caring Society | Robert M. Whaples, ed.

Can a Capitalist Society Also Be a Caring Society? | Robert Whaples

Pope Francis changed the Catholic church, but not as much as he hoped | The Economist

Laudato Si' (May 24, 2015) | Pope Francis

Pope Francis's Authority in Laudato Si | National Review

Message of the Holy Father to French Entrepreneurs (Paris, August 28–29, 2023)

Declaration Fiducia Supplicans: On the Pastoral Meaning of Blessings (December 18, 2023)

Pope Francis’ Legacy of Question Marks | Francis X. Maier

Letter of His Holiness Pope Francis on the Role of Literature in Formation (July 17, 2024)

Full text: Pope Francis' in-flight press conference from Armenia | Catholic News Agency