The culture of encounter, resisting the throwaway culture, mercy + tenderness, the importance of witness + living the faith 24/7, a poor church for the poor, his whole life approach, living joyfully, a more inclusive, participatory Church… Pope Francis gave us so much. pic.twitter.com/FMDSYqPm7l
— Robert Christian (@RGC3) April 21, 2025
My reflection during a prayer service for Pope Francis earlier today pic.twitter.com/yexgpQHYsg
— Robert Christian (@RGC3) April 22, 2025
Thank you, Pope Francis.
The man the church and the world needed.
He reoriented our gaze to Jesus in the poor and marginalized. He was a foil to consumerism and nationalism. He breathed life into the church and held it all together.Rest in peace. pic.twitter.com/RVXKqVBNLj
— Zac Davis (@zacdayvis) April 21, 2025
Pope Francis was a major reason I decided to remain in the Church as a teenager. He was always a great advocate of Catholic Social Teaching and of our duty to help the vulnerable. May he rest in peace. https://t.co/WK7SV83mFt
— Andrew Figueiredo (@AndrewFiggy) April 21, 2025
The pandemic prayer in the rain; he understood our fear.
Kissing the feet of the South Sudanese leaders.
His 1st interview — “I am a sinner” & calling us to have big hearts open to God.
His speech to the conclave: Jesus knocks from inside the Church.
What will you remember?
— Paddy Gilger, SJ (@paddygilgersj) April 21, 2025
He reached out to the margins. He empowered young people. He blessed our daughter and growing family. Most of all, he reminded me of Jesus. Over and over again. pic.twitter.com/xQirL8E2Dl
— Jonathan Lewis (@jlewDistrict) April 21, 2025
In an era of anti-heroes, Pope Francis made holiness recognizable again — not as piety or perfection, but as presence. pic.twitter.com/6GWM6sxk7z
— Christopher Hale (@chrisjollyhale) April 21, 2025
Catholics believe the pope is the vicar of Christ — the one who walks, speaks, and serves in Jesus’s name.
And more than anyone I’ve ever known, Pope Francis reminded me of Jesus.
Then again, I guess that’s exactly the point. pic.twitter.com/k6e273J3ZR
— Christopher Hale (@chrisjollyhale) April 21, 2025
Pope Francis never led from above. He stood among us.
In Buenos Aires, he gave up limos for the bus. In Rome, he gave up power for proximity.
To the very end, he was a shepherd who smelled like his sheep.
A pope of the people. A servant of Jesus Christ.
Requiescat in pace. pic.twitter.com/hb6zVyREOe
— Christopher Hale (@chrisjollyhale) April 21, 2025
If there is a message that has most characterized Pope Francis’ pontificate and is destined to remain, it is that of mercy. https://t.co/YSLqcGDXYO
— Emily Mae (@emilymentock) April 22, 2025
It’s hard to quantify how much Pope Francis meant to so many Catholics and non-Catholics.
He made those who felt left out of the Church feel welcome.
He made those at the margins feel seen.
He used his platform to give power to the powerless.
He was the people’s Pope.
— John W. McCarthy (@JohnWMcCarthy) April 21, 2025
#PopeFrancis brought humility and reform to the papacy. But more than that, in word and action, he modeled a steadfast commitment to mercy, solidarity, and hope. In this Easter Season of new life, let us pray for him. And may we work to realize his vision of loving without limit pic.twitter.com/vJhp2IzvmV
— Marcus Mescher (@marcusmescher) April 21, 2025
He died in the octave of Easter when we focus on joy and in the Jubilee Hear of hope. He taught us until the very end to hold onto both in the face of all that is worrisome and seems evil and final, even death. May the Lord grant him eternal peace. https://t.co/UcE4GflAQp
— Elise Ureneck (@EliseUreneck) April 21, 2025
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