Two years of Pope Francis

Pope Francis's modest lifestyle and criticism of the workings of the Catholic Church have garnered him a lot of praise since he took office in march 2013. Looking back, some journalists commend his courage in tackling the Vatican's rigid power structures. Others fear that his reforms will be no more than a flash in the pan and that the Church will continue to lose touch with its believers.

This Main Focus from Euro|Topics offers English (+ French and German) translations of a selections of articles in European news sources on this topic.

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