Pope Francis and the Vatican

Pope Francis and the Vatican

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Kurt Martens leads a conversation on Pope Francis's leadership of the Catholic Church one year after his papal inauguration, as part of CFR's Religion and Foreign Policy Conference Call series.

Learn more about CFR's Religion and Foreign Policy Initiative.

Speakers

Kurt Martens

Associate Professor of Canon Law, Catholic University of America

Moderators

Irina A. Faskianos

Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

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