Remembering Pope Francis
_(cropped).jpg "Pope Francis, courtesy of European Union. Wikimedia Commons.")
Pope Francis, courtesy of European Union. Wikimedia Commons.
Pope Francis, the first Jesuit pope, died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025 at the age of 88. The Hank Center has compiled some of the remembrances of Pope Francis, his papacy, and his special connection to Loyola University Chicago.
Here are some of the reactions to Pope Francis' passing:
Read the Loyola Today tribute, Remembering Pope Francis: Legacy leaves lasting lessons for Loyola.
WGN9 speaks with Claire Noonan, Vice President for Mission Integration, about remembering Francis' personality here.
In 2023, Hank Center Director Michael P. Murphy reflected on Pope Francis' poetic approach to the church and his papacy, and how he embodied the Catholic Imagination in America magazine: A look inside the Vatican meeting that brought Pope Francis and Martin Scorsese together. The encouragement for Catholics to find guidance and consolation in artistic inspiration is but one of the aspects of Francis' legacies worth remembering.