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St. Francis and the New Pope

Can Pope Francis lead the Roman Catholic Church to follow a simpler Franciscan vision?

03/21/2013 | Rating NR

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St. Francis and the New Pope

Clip: 3/21/2013 | 3m 24s

Can Pope Francis lead the Roman Catholic Church to follow a simpler Franciscan vision?

A visit to the Franciscan Monastery in northeast Washington, DC, gives us a window into the life of St. Francis, who wanted to walk in the very footsteps of Christ in everything he did. “St. Francis considers himself to be a brother to everyone,” say Father Larry Dunham of the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America. “He had his own special vision.”

03/21/2013 | Rating NR

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